Staff Report
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that immoral and cowardly acts of terrorism cannot shake the nation’s resolve but rather reinvigorate their determination to succeed in the ongoing war against terror with Zero tolerance for any terrorist entity.
The Army Chief said this while presiding over the 255th Corps Commanders’ Conference on Tuesday at GHQ, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.
Participants of the Corps Commanders’ Conference were briefed in detail about prevailing and emerging threats. They were also briefed on the situation in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and ongoing intelligence-based operations (IBOs) being undertaken by Army and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) for breaking the nexus between terrorists and their support mechanism across the country, ISPR said.
The forum paid rich tributes to the Peshawar police line blast martyrs and vowed that perpetrators would be brought to exemplary justice, ISPR said.
COAS vows zero tolerance for any terrorist entity
“Such cowardly and immoral acts cannot shake the nation’s resolve, rather reinvigorate our determination to succeed in the ongoing war against terror with Zero tolerance for any terrorist entity,” COAS emphasized.
According to ISPR, the Army Chief directed all commanders to continue focusing on anti-terrorism operations in coordination with intelligence and law enforcement agencies with renewed resolve until they achieve sustainable peace.
While taking notice of human rights violations and Indian design to alter the demographics of IIOJK, the forum reaffirmed the Army’s commitment to principal support of Pakistan to the indigenous freedom struggle of brave people of Kashmir as per relevant UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of the Kashmir.
