Country to be cleared of terrorism: Bajwa
islamabad — Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said that Pakistan Army would keep doing all that was required of it for provision of secure environment for sustained socio-economic progress.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS was delivering a key note address on ‘Security of Pakistan’ at a three-day international conference at Air University Islamabad.
The conference is titled: “Radicalisation: Perceptions, Realities and Challenges of Campus Life”.
The army chief talked in detail about security situation of the country and his vision of enduring peace in Pakistan and in the region. Highlighting internal and external challenges to national security, he said that full spectrum of threat demanded comprehensive national response, involving all institutions of state.
He underscored Pakistan’s resolve and determination to confront global phenomenon of terrorism and extremism and cleanse the country of the menace. In the end, the COAS said armed forces and the nation had sacrificed a lot to bring back stability across the country.
Terrorism has been effectively contained with nation’s full support
Terrorism has been effectively contained with nation’s full support but we need to remain vigilant and follow the correct course to move from survival to revival
Gen. Qamar Bajwa, army chief
but we need to remain vigilant and follow the correct course to move from survival to revival, he added. —