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Foreign-backed individuals exploiting sentiments of terror victims: COAS
By News Desk
Published: May 2, 2019
Army chief General Bajwa addresses students in Peshawar.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa said on Thursday that few individuals were pursuing foreign agenda and exploiting the sentiments of terror victims.
“The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement itself is not an issue. The issues being highlighted are genuine and natural in post operation environment,” the ISPR quoted the army chief as saying during an interaction with university students at the Corps Auditorium, Peshawar.
“However, few individuals playing in foreign hands are by design exploiting sentiments of the people who have actually suffered at the hands of terrorism and now need care.”
The development comes days after military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor signalled taking legal action against the leadership of PTM, accusing it of being at the payroll of foreign hostile intelligence agencies.
The army chief reiterated that both the government and the security forces were working to address the issues of the people of tribal areas without any discrimination.
“For us progress towards enduring peace through socio-economic development comes first and we shall fail all inimical forces and their conspiracies trying to undo our gains,” he said.
Pakistan, the COAS said, was blessed with dynamic and talented youth and future of the country belonged to them. “It’s time now to have its dividends through socio-economic development in which education is most important”.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/196427...ls-exploiting-sentiments-terror-victims-coas/
By News Desk
Published: May 2, 2019
Army chief General Bajwa addresses students in Peshawar.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa said on Thursday that few individuals were pursuing foreign agenda and exploiting the sentiments of terror victims.
“The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement itself is not an issue. The issues being highlighted are genuine and natural in post operation environment,” the ISPR quoted the army chief as saying during an interaction with university students at the Corps Auditorium, Peshawar.
“However, few individuals playing in foreign hands are by design exploiting sentiments of the people who have actually suffered at the hands of terrorism and now need care.”
The development comes days after military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor signalled taking legal action against the leadership of PTM, accusing it of being at the payroll of foreign hostile intelligence agencies.
The army chief reiterated that both the government and the security forces were working to address the issues of the people of tribal areas without any discrimination.
“For us progress towards enduring peace through socio-economic development comes first and we shall fail all inimical forces and their conspiracies trying to undo our gains,” he said.
Pakistan, the COAS said, was blessed with dynamic and talented youth and future of the country belonged to them. “It’s time now to have its dividends through socio-economic development in which education is most important”.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/196427...ls-exploiting-sentiments-terror-victims-coas/
