ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Q
amar Javed Bajwa said on Friday that there were no safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan, stating that the country’s military had conducted decisive operations against militants of all hue and colour.
Spea
king to a nine-member dele
gation of Afghan media, the army chief sai
d that terrorists are the common enemy of all against which a trust-based coordinated response is required rather than blame game, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
General Bajwa sai
d that Pakistan Army had conducted operations against militants and terrorists without any discrimination.
“There are no safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan nor is Pakistani soil being used for terrorist activities inside Afghanistan,” he told the visiting dele
gation.
General Bajwa sai
d that efficient and proper border management between Pakistan and Afghanistan was the need of the hour. He emphasized the need for an effective management system along Pak-Afghan border for which Pakistan has taken effective measures on its side including fencing and establishment of new border forts and posts.
He sai
d that Afghanistan was a brotherly Islamic country and also Pakistan’s neighbor, adding that media can play a vital role in mitigating the negativity created by inimical forces.
The Afghan media dele
gation thanked the army chief for his time and very candid discussion. They acknowledge
d that such interactions were very useful to understand each other an
d that they were carrying back home a fa
cts-based positivity through this tour.
Published in Daily Times, August 26th 2017.
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