Army backs economic revival plan
ISLAMABAD: The army top brass, on Monday, was briefed on the terrorists’ sanctuaries in Afghanistan and told that uninterrupted movement and access to the latest weapons enabled them to carry out terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir presided over the 258th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) held at GHQ on Monday. In this meeting, the top brass vowed its full support to the government’s economic revival plan.
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According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR): “The sanctuaries and freedom of action available to the terrorists of proscribed TTP and other groups of that ilk in a neighboring country and availability of latest weapons to the terrorists were noted as major reasons impacting [the] security of Pakistan.”
The top military brass vowed to fully support the strategic initiatives planned by the Government of Pakistan for the revival of the economy by providing all possible technical and management support for the overall good of the people of Pakistan.
Last Friday, the military deplored the convenience and freedom with which militants have been launching attacks in Pakistan from Afghanistan and said it expected Afghan rulers to take action. It has also highlighted the involvement of Afghan nationals in acts of terrorism in Pakistan.
Following the Zhob and Sui districts attacks in which 12 soldiers embraced martyrdom, the military’s media wing stated: “Armed Forces of Pakistan have serious concerns on the safe havens and liberty of action available to TTP (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan) in Afghanistan. ”
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Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had also criticized the Afghan interim government,
