'Acutely aware' of campaign against China-Pak corridor,CPEC to be completed at all costs: COAS

[Devil Soul]

'Acutely aware' of campaign against China-Pak corridor: COAS
MATEEN HAIDER — UPDATED 4 minutes ago

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif made it clear on Saturday that the Pakistan Army is "acutely aware" of the campaign by "rivals" against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.

The army chief vowed that the armed forces are prepared to "pay any price to turn this long cherished dream into a reality".

During his visit to Panjgur and Turbat in Balochistan where he inspected the under-construction road network of the project, the army chief said, "CPEC and Gwadar Port will be built and developed as one of the most strategic deep sea ports in the region at all costs."

The ISPR spokesman said Gen Raheel was apprised during a briefing that as many as 11 units of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have been employed in Balochistan for the construction of an 870 kilometre-long stretch of roads at five different locations simultaneously.

Out of the the 870km-long road, 502 km of roads have already been completed in less than one and half year on special directives issued by Gen Raheel.

The army chief lauded the FWO for their untiring efforts in the construction of such a vast road network across Balochistan against all odds at an "amazing pace" and paid tributes to FWO soldiers for sacrificing their lives for undertaking this national project.

Emphasising the importance of the CPEC project, the army chief said that the roads will link Gwadar Port with the rest of the country "to yield the real envisioned dividend of the port and corridor" in order to transform the lives of people and bring prosperity to the region.

Speaking to notable individuals of the area, the COAS paid rich tributes to the proud and valiant people of Balochistan and thanked them for their unconditional cooperation and support for these projects, assuring them that these projects will serve their best interests.

The COAS said that the potential of Balochistan as a regional hub for trade in goods and energy will only be realised with a national approach for its security and development.

Gen Raheel emphasised that a secure and peaceful environment was a must to push all the planned development work.

He also lauded the law enforcement agencies for bringing a significant change in the overall security situation of the province. He commended the Frontier Corps and police for recently conducting successful operations against foreign-funded militants who were involved in disruption of law and order in the province.

The COAS said that ongoing operation Zarb-i-Azb was not only an operation but a concept for a terror-free Pakistan. It will continue to target all militants without any discrimination and hunt down terrorists across the country to achieve the end objective, he said.

 

[Devil Soul]

CPEC to be completed at all costs: Army chief
Published: July 25, 2015

PHOTO: ISPR

Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said the country is aware of the ‘rivals’ campaign’ against China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and vowed to complete it at all costs.

“We are acutely aware of our rivals’ campaign against CPEC,” the army chief was quoted as saying by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). He vowed to that the armed forces are to pay any price to turn this cherished dream into a reality.

"Gawadar Port&CPEC will be built as the most strategic deep sea port in the region at all cost"-5pic.twitter.com/I8r1ADwetu

— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) July 25, 2015

The army chief inspected five roads under construction as part of the project in Panjgur, Balochistan and was told that 502 of 870 kilometers of the road network project have been completed.

Read: Linking Gwadar : FWO pulls off rare road building feat

“Roads will link Gwadar to the rest of the country and yield the envisioned dividend of the port and corridor to transform people’s lives and bring prosperity,” General Raheel added.

Read: Pak-China economic corridor: Army chief vows to defeat enemy’s designs

“The port and corridor are being built as the most strategic deep seaport in the region,” he said. Further, General Raheel commended the workers and soldiers of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) for their bravery and ability to maintain quality in the construction of the project.

Read: China reassured of tight security for corridor

He also applauded Frontier Constabulary and police for bringing about a noticeable change in the overall security situation of the province.

Paying rich tributes to the valiant people of the province, the army chief expressed gratitude for their unconditional support.

“Balochistan’s potential will only be realised through the entire nation’s support for its security; a secure and peaceful environment is a must for the project,” the army chief stressed.

Lauded LEAs for noticeable change in overall security of Bln.Commended FC&police for recent successful op vs foreign funded terrorists-8

— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) July 25, 2015

Bln's potential will only be realised through whole of nation apch 4 its security&dev.Secure&peaceful Envmt was must to push planned work-7

— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) July 25, 2015

The Frontier Works Organisation, the construction arm of Pakistan Army, has completed 502 kilometres of the 870 kilometre road network project for linking Gwadar Port with the rest of the country.

The project encompasses construction of 870 kilometres of road. Deployment was approved in February 2014 and FWO units were mobilised on sites in March 2014. Presently 11 units were employed on various road projects in Balochistan. To date 502 kilometres of road has been completed in less than one-and-a-half year.

FWO has faced armed attacks from insurgents many times. Construction of these roads will link Gawadar Port with upcountry by multiple routes including Chaman through N-25, Dera Ismail Khan through N-50 and Indus Highway N-55.

 

[Sipahi]

Burnol bhej do ab parooos mein zara

 

[saiyan0321]

Of course it will and modi and the Indian army can gripe all they want but cpec will happen in full effect and future projects will also happen and we will keep shooting down Indian drones so its best if India makes peace with it.

 

[saiyan0321]

No buddy pakistani drones.
And don't worry we don't .eed any peace with you.
We are happy with ourselves and other eighbours.
You can enjoy being a use and throw nation.

Your immediate belly griping and immediate cease fire violations after signing of cpec shows how hurt your leaders truly are and tell me is it being used when you sign billion of dollars of trade deals and projects in your country with a rising super power which will benefit not only the infrastructure but also the economy of the nation while also help deepen the ties with an old ally.

You are obviously not happy and I can understand your frustration. Well its going to go ahead and in the future it will go ahead more so as I said before deal with it.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Burnol bhej do ab parooos mein zara

No need for burnol,India has Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor

 

[nax]

It is very sad we have to turn on each other like this. China, India and Pakistan are three of poorest countries in the world, If there are any chance we can get a better living standard from trade we should do it. maybe when we are all rich enough and less misery in our life then we might look back and have a laugh at what we are bitter about today. Just look at trade has done to our life, I can enjoy cheaper cloth because of Indian cotton, and affordable product from China is good for improving life in Pakistan and India. It would be better if we only fight for the price and quality of the product than fighting for something that have nothing to do with our daily life but make us angry and miserable.

 

[Sipahi]

No need for burnol,India has Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor

Oh Multi-Continent corridor LOL

 

[Green Angel]

WELL DONE ............... KEEP IT UP.....

 

[PLANZubr]

The string of pearls tightens around India's neck!

 

[P.K.]

WELL DONE ............... KEEP IT UP.....

If this is true then Pakistanis should better change the top think tanks of its Intelligence Agency, Military Establishment and Bureaucrats handling Foreign Affairs for Getting so badly humiliated at the hands of 'The Most Stupid PM' at Ufa

Or will they again blame Nawaz and conveniently forget that in fact they had elected him to be their PM

 

[saadee]

WELL DONE ............... KEEP IT UP.....

Bara ee koi yamay dee tanky verga moon haga modi ka

 

[P.K.]

The string of pearls tightens around India's neck!

Why worry about a small fry like India.
Go and try to tighten your noose around Uncle Sam. Then only you will realize how big is you d!ck

 

[PLANZubr]

With China As Friend, Pakistan Is Teasing India. The Game Has Changed, Leaving Us Behind

Pakistan is having fun at India’s expense, teasing Delhi, even daring it. It flashes friendship at Prime Ministers’ level one day, and attacks our border posts the next day. It offers cooperation on terrorists one day, and protects terrorists the day after. The generals seem to be using Nawaz Sharif as a convenient tool to needle India and enjoy the game.

Traditionally, India has dismissed Pakistani bravado because (a) it has defeated Pakistan on the battlefield more than once and (b) it is miles ahead of Pakistan in size, economic resources and technological advancement. But the ground realities have changed with Pakistan building up alliances with countries that will, for different reasons, stand by it in a moment of crisis. India’s alliances are weaker by comparison.

America, for example, was the mainstay of Pakistani economy for many years, its financial grants often competing with its military aid. Pakistan handled the US cleverly, making its collaboration critically important to American operations in Afghanistan. America attached so much importance to its relations with Pakistan that it frustrated Indian attempts to access David Headley in the Mumbai terror attack case.

But it is China’s solidarity with Pakistan that has wider ramifications, especially from an Indian standpoint. Post-Independence, China had seen India as the only Asian country strong enough to be a force to reckon with. And China’s leadership, the shrewdest and most far-sighted in today’s world, found easy ways to nip what it saw as a potential problem. The decisive military defeat meted out to India in the border war in 1962 crippled India’s self-esteem. Additionally, China embraced Pakistan as a close ally and built it up as a force that could keep India pinned down. When China helped Pakistan become a nuclear power, the equation was settled with finality. It is currently constructing four civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan in addition to the two already completed, in violation of international treaties.

Even more decisive is China’s recent infrastructural advance in Pakistan. The Gwadar port it has developed in Baluchistan is now to be linked to Xinjiang with a 3,000-km road network. Along the way will rise new dams, energy lines and whole new cities. Pakistan places itself at the service of China. It has even raised a whole new infantry division to protect Chinese assets in Pakistan. Just as Pakistan was key to America’s Afghanistan policy, it has become key to China’s new policy of silk-road networking aimed at hastening China’s economic-strategic centrality. China no longer sees Pakistan merely as a counterweight to keep India preoccupied; it now sees it as a pivot against Big Brother America’s own Asian Pivot strategy.

There are no signs yet that India’s foreign policy professionals have come up with anything like a strategy to, not contain China which is impossible now, but to ensure that Indian interests are protected. Occasionally, there are reports of Prime Minister Modi taking a tough stand. Thus, when they met in Russia recently, Modi is said to have told President Xi Jinping that Beijing’s recent veto in the UN against the Indian move on Pakistani terrorist Lakhvi was “unacceptable”. We must assume that President Xi was duly shaken.

Actually, India is now a relatively minor blip on China’s radar. The way China has been asserting itself under Xi’s leadership shows that its horizons have widened. The US has been talking often and loudly, but has failed to take any action to check China’s boldest challenge—reclaiming sea and building an airstrip in the disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea. Two months ago, Japan announced a $110-billion aid plan for Asian infrastructure projects, a carefully calculated $10 billion more than the capitalisation of the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

This is a big boys’ game and Narendra Modi has to play it without the back-up of a demonstrably competent foreign policy establishment, a national security planning system or think-tank specialists with ideas. All that has emerged so far from the Prime Minister and his advisors is a distinct shift in favour of the US. To what extent will this help when, on the one hand America’s commitment to Pakistan remains strong and, on the other, Russia is getting closer to China and forming a united front to raise a multi-polar world against America’s self-serving unipolar world?

Big boys’ game cannot be played by people pre-occupied with petty games like I-can-stall-parliament-longer-than-you and my-scams-are-lesser-than-your-scams. We fight one another, attack and condemn one another—while the world marches on, leaving us behind.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

China is known for having friendship with states which are considered as failed. North Korea and Pakistan are two fine examples. China is simply squeezing them for their own benefit in disguise of friendship. But one must feel pity for these state as China also has a history of not standing up for their friends when it 'Really mattered'.