KABUL – Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated thatpath to regional peace and stability passes through Afghanistan.
Addressing Chiefs of Defence Cnference in Kabul today, he said that regionsdevelop as a whole, not individual countries.
He said that Pakistan has eliminated all terrorist sanctuaries from itssoil, however, residual signatures of terrorists, who take advantage ofpresence of 2.7 million Afghan refugees and absence of effective bordersecurity coordination, are also being traced and targeted through ongoingoperation Radd ul Fasaad.
General Qamar Javed Bajwa assured that Pakistani territory is not allowedto be used against any other country and Pakistan expects the same inreciprocity.
He said that collaborative approach and persistence is the answer to allchallenges, for which Pakistan is ready to play its part.
Commander US CENTCOM, Commander Resolute Support Mission and Army Chiefs ofAfghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan andUzbekistan also attended.
The conference concluded to continue cooperation for peace and stability inthe region.