Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Army Chief shares his vision of peaceful Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief shares his vision of peaceful Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa onThursday said that Pakistan Army would keep doing all that was requiredfrom it for provision of secure environment for sustained socio-economicprogress.

According to a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR), the COAS was delivering a key note address on “Security ofPakistan” at a three-day international conference at Air UniversityIslamabad.The conference titled is : “Radicalization: Perceptions, Realities andChallenges of Campus Life”.

The COAS talked in detail about security situation of the country and hisvision of enduring peace in Pakistan and in the region. Highlightinginternal and external challenges to national security, he said that fullspectrum of threat demanded comprehensive national response, involving allinstitutions of state.He underscored Pakistan’s resolve and determination to confront globalphenomenon 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 lotto bring back stability across the country. Terrorism has been effectivelycontained with complete nation’s support but we need to remain vigilant andfollow the correct course to move from survival to revival, he added.

Earlier, on arrival at the university the COAS was received by Air ChiefMarshal, Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of Air Staff and Air Vice Marshal FaaizAmir (Retired), Vice Chancellor Air University.