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- COAS says youth costliest asset of Pakistan, nobody to be allowed to waste it.
- Army chief asks tribes to assist state resolve disputes through dialogues.
- “State’s accountable to guard nation from social media’s hostile results.”
Addressing the National Youth Convention in Islamabad additionally attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday expressed his agency resolve to win the struggle towards terrorism.
“Pakistan’s future is in protected arms,” mentioned the military chief whereas addressing the Islamabad occasion, including {that a} sturdy bond between the nation, the federal government and the military ensures the prosperity of the nation.
It is the state’s duty to guard the nation from the hostile results of social media, he added. Gen Munir additionally mentioned that these individuals who constructed a story of Pakistan’s default have been discovered nowhere in the present day.
“One ought to ask the significance of an impartial state from the individuals of Libya, Syria, Kashmir, and Gaza,” he mentioned.
Urging the nation to not lose hope for an excellent future, the COAS mentioned that they have been forbidden to despair as Muslims.
He went on the say that youth is a very powerful and costly asset of Pakistan and they might not let anybody waste it at any price.
Gen Munir reiterated that it Is his agency perception that the nation would defeat terrorism. He added that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) individuals have been standing alongside the Pakistan Army towards the menace of terrorism for the final 22 years.
He requested the tribes to assist the state in resolving disputes via dialogues.
The military chief’s assertion got here after the federal authorities launched a brand new anti-terrorism operation, Azm-e-Istehkam (Resolve for Stability), citing an increase in terrorist assaults throughout the nation.
Regarding the brand new counterterrorism drive, the army’s media wing mentioned final month that it aimed toward harnessing the nationwide counter-terrorism efforts in a synchronised method to dismantle the nexus of terrorism and unlawful spectrum within the nation for enduring stability and financial prosperity.
The Pakistan Army additionally categorically rejected criticism towards the brand new anti-terror drive, vowing to fight “digital terrorism” conspirators abetted by overseas cohorts sowing discord via the peddling of pretend information and propaganda.
The establishment additionally clarified that the brand new anti-terror drive wouldn’t be a large-scale army operation.
