Times of Islamabad

COAS General Qamar Bajwa s important statement over Afghanistan peace process

COAS General Qamar Bajwa s important statement over Afghanistan peace process

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa’s important statementover Afghanistan peace process has been reported by the press releaseissued by the Inter Services Public Relations on Friday.

COAS said that cross border terrorist incidents are gradually reducing dueto solidification of Pak-Afghan border, especially the ongoing fencing.“However, enduring peace inside Pakistan is linked to peace in Afghanistanfor which Pakistan is playing its role,” he said.

[image: Peace, Afghanistan, Pakistan, COAS, tribal elders]

The COAS said: “Afghanistan is our brotherly Muslim neighbour and we wishpeace in Afghanistan as much for Pakistan.”

He urged tribal ‘mashrans’ to continue playing their elderly role inguiding the youth. “Combination of experience and wisdom of elders withenergy and talent of the youth is a recipe for success,” he said.

[image: Peace, Afghanistan, Pakistan, COAS, tribal elders]

Referring to few IED incidents in the recent past, COAS asked them to stayalert and watchful against those facilitators and abettors who are morphedinto peaceful citizens and working for the inimical forces