Pakistan army set example by cleansing barbarians: COAS

rawalpindi — Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said Pakistan’s armed forces fought the menace of terrorism valiantly and set an example for the world in cleansing the barbarians from their potholes.

“We as a nation, have fought the menace of terrorism most valiantly, giving unparalleled sacrifices,” Gen. Bajwa said while addressing a seminar at the military’s General Headquarters.

“Our success is acknowledged the world over,” the COAS said.

The seminar titled “Role of Youth in Rejecting Extremism” was organised by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and was attended by the vice chancellors of country’s varsities, academia, intellectuals, writers, scholars, media persons representing local and international news outlets, students, youth representatives and TV anchors.

Gen. Bajwa thanked to Allah Almighty for bestowing the honour and pride on him to command such a brave, professional and dedicated army.

He said he had no hesitation in saying that “ours was the best army in the world and it would not have been possible without the nation’s support.” “Each one of you was on our back. I want to appreciate every segment of the society, especially our law enforcement agencies and the media, for their consistent support in helping us cutting these monsters to their size,” the army chief said.

Today, he said, Pakistan was at the most critical phase of war against terror as it was transiting gradually from major operations to more intricate, targeted ones against residual threat, under the ambit of ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad’, adding “we must also find ways to ensure that the causes behind terrorism are addressed and National Action Plan is actualised foremost amongst them is extremism. Please remember, army has been fighting against terrorists and terrorism while extremism was being fought by law enforcement agencies and society.”—