RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were sacrosanct and inviolable.
“Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence with all states, however, there would never be any compromise over country’s sovereignty, national honour and aspirations of Pakistani people,” he said while
chairing the 262nd Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters.
According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release, the forum paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Shuhada (martyrs), including officers and men of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and the citizens who have laid their lives for ensuring peace and stability in the country.
The forum resolved that terrorists, their facilitators and abettors, working on behest of hostile forces to destabilise Pakistan, would be dealt with full might of the state.
The conference was briefed on the callous Indian campaign of extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings, perpetuating state-sponsored terrorism and targeting Pakistani citizens.
It agreed that blatant violation of international laws by India and its real face be exposed to the world.
The international community has already shown serious concerns over the criminal behaviour of India and its use of state apparatus for killing spree around the world,” the forum noted.
It reiterated unequivocal support for Palestine and the people of Gaza while noting the extremely negative fallout of the conflict and the potential to spill over in the wider region.
The immediate need for a permanent ceasefire and enduring solution to the Palestinian question was unanimously recognised by the forum.
In the same vein, the forum reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to support the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) for their right of self-determination.
Pakistan would continue to morally, politically and diplomatically support the Kashmiri brothers and sisters till justice was served in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, it added.
The forum also discussed deployment of Pakistan Army to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the peaceful conduct of general elections 2024.
“The Pakistan Army will perform assigned duties as per the constitutional mandate, under the guidelines of ECP. No one would be allowed to indulge in violence in the name of political activity and sabotage the quintessential democratic exercise of conduct of free and fair elections,” it resolved.
The forum acknowledged and appreciated the steps taken against the spectrum of illegal activities and criminal mafias including smuggling, hoarding, money laundering, power theft and illegal aliens.
The participants emphasised that such actions and their positive impact on the economy and well-being of the people needed to continue without any let up.
The forum was briefed on operational preparedness of the formations. The COAS asked the formation commanders to continue their focus on the training, administration and morale of the soldiers.
PESHAWAR, Jan 31 (APP):Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here Wednesday said that postponement of election was not a solution to challenges being faced by the country.
He lambasted the calls for the postponement of general elections in the wake of recent terrorist attacks and said that all challenges could be addressed through unity.
“Some elements are making the plea to delay the polls on the pretext of bad weather and terrorism. Such a move will only damage the national economy,” he said while addressing a big public gathering.
He maintained that the decisions taken by the last Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government were the reason for the recent surge in terrorist attacks and vowed to uproot the menace terrorism from the country if his party were voted to power.
Bilawal urged the politicians to put aside the traditional style of politics focused on sidelining their rivals and get united for the general election.
He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz will see the discomforting twist of events for involving themselves in revengeful actions.
Citing the example of her mother Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, who was trapped in alleged fake cases, he said there should be no more ‘politics of revenge’.
He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s founder had given the “hope of a change” to the youth, but he later took U-turns. Every politician should seek seek repentance over their mistakes, he added.
He said that some people were still demanding a level-playing field ahead of the polls.
The PPP chairman urged the people to carefully choose their representatives on February 8, claiming that his party had the potential to deal with all national crises successfully.
Bilawal promised that if given the mandate, he would release all political prisoners on the first day of his government, besides providing relief to the common people and eliminating the perks of the elite.
He said his struggle was against price hike, poverty and unemployment.
Bilawal said that development process in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be accelerated and three million houses would be constructed for the poor.