Top military brass reaffirms support to govt for economic revival

Rawalpindi: Army commanders  on Monday vowed to fully support the strategic initiatives of the government for revival of the economy by providing all possible technical and management assistance for the overall well-being of the people of Pakistan.

This was resolved expressed at the Corps Commanders’ Conference held in Rawalpindi on Monday with Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir in the chair.

The forum was also apprised about government’s economic revival plan and role of Army in uplifting agriculture, IT, mining and mineral and defence production sectors under the ambit of Special Investment Facilitation Council.

The military commanders also paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices persistently being offered by the valiant soldiers in the defence of their motherland against the threat of terrorism.

They were briefed in detail about the prevailing internal security environment.

The sanctuaries and liberty 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 security of Pakistan.

The forum deliberated in detail upon the operational preparedness and training aspects of the army.

Speaking on the occasion, the Army Chief said that objective training remains the hallmark of our professionalism and we must always remain prepared to guard against any threat to our national security.