Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that all regional stakeholders need to remove differences for regional peace.
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) said this during his visit to National Defence University on Thursday, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). While addressing the participants of National Security and War Course, the CoAS congratulated them on successful completion of the course. His address focused on internal and external challenges facing Pakistan.
The CoAS said that Pakistan is fully committed to peace and stability both within and without. Talking about regional peace and development, the CoAS said that all stakeholders need to get out of conflict paradigm as only cooperative framework can unlock the true potentials of the region. For this Pakistan has done its part in tackling the security challenges which seemed insurmountable a few years ago.
Talking about internal challenges, General Qamar Javed Bajwa said, "We have to strive for a Pakistan where rule of law is supreme and where we have the same attitude towards duties as we have towards rights." The CoAS reiterated that a coordinated and committed national approach is effective response to all challenges.
Pakistan belongs to all Pakistanis regardless of beliefs or opinions, he remarked. Talking about Hybrid War, the CoAS said that it's the national will which is targeted in such war. For effective counter and response to hybrid war, there is a need that national issues having impact on national security like economy, education, water security and national integration, etc, must take precedence through relevant national institutions, the CoAS concluded.