Pakistanis safety cannot be compromised: COAS Asim Munir

Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Thursday said the safety and security of every Pakistani was of paramount importance and could not be compromised “at any cost”.

He passed these remarks while talking about the repatriation and deportation of illegal foreigners residing in Pakistan during the National Security Workshop, the military’s media affairs wing said.

The participants had an interactive session with the army chief, according to the statement.

“Armed Forces of Pakistan and its security and intelligence setups have fought the menace of Terrorism in an exemplary manner despite sustained and varied support of inimical forces. Success will be ours InshAllah with the continued support of the people of Pakistan,” the army chief said.

COAS Munir emphasised that intelligentsia and civil society have a greater responsibility to ensure that people, especially youth stay aware and steadfast against a “hostile propaganda onslaught being launched through soft offensive” against the state institutions of Pakistan.

Officials also appraised the forum regarding a host of measures being taken to curb activities of the illegal spectrum including smuggling, power theft, narcotics prevalence, border control measures, and repatriation of illegal foreigners from Pakistan.

The army chief highlighted the economic positivity generated by multiple steps, especially the Special Investment Facilitation Cell.

“The Army is fully engaged in enabling National and Provincial responses in different domains in step with other institutions of the state for the collective good of the people of Pakistan. We are a resilient nation that has endured the tests of time on its path to achieving peace and stability,” he said.