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COAS meets MI6 chief in Rawalpindi

‘Pakistan has no favourites in Afghanistan’,
COAS tells US diplomat


US envoy thanked Gen Qamar for special assistance in the evacuation operations from Kabul, says ISPR


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August 27, 2021

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PHOTO: ISPR
While saying Pakistan's sole aim is helping achieve peaceful, sovereign, stable and prosperous Afghanistan, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Pakistan has no "favourites" in Afghanistan, the military said.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief expressed these remarks during a meeting with US Charge d’ Affairs to Pakistan Angela Aggeler who called on him at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday.

The military's media wing said that during the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security and the recent situation in Afghanistan were discussed in detail.

"Pakistan has no favourites in Afghanistan and our sole aim is helping achieve peaceful,
sovereign stable and prosperous Afghanistan," the COAS was quoted as saying by the ISPR.

Gen Qamar also strongly condemned the terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport and expressed sorrow over the loss of precious lives, it added.

The statement said that the army chief also reiterated the combined resolve to fight terrorism and extremism to the core.

The visiting dignitary, according to the ISPR, appreciated Pakistan's efforts in promoting regional peace and stability and thanked the COAS for the special assistance in the evacuation operations from Kabul.
The meeting comes a day after 85 people, including 13 US soldiers, were killed by an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber as American forces help to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee the Taliban rule.
General Frank McKenzie, head of US Central Command, said US commanders are on alert for more attacks by Islamic State, including possible rockets or vehicle-borne bombs targeting the airport.

"We're doing everything we can to be prepared," he said, adding that some intelligence is being shared with the Taliban and that he believed "some attacks have been thwarted by them."

US forces are racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by an August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden, who says the United States had long ago achieved its original rationale for invading the country in 2001: to root out al Qaeda militants and prevent a repeat of the Sept 11 attacks on the United States.

Biden said he had ordered the Pentagon to plan how to strike ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate that claimed responsibility.

"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," the US president said during televised comments from the White House.

On Thursday, chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Richard Moore called on General Qamar and discussed matters of mutual interests particularly evolving situation in Afghanistan, the military said in a statement.

During the meeting, the army chief said that Pakistan is helping achieve a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan.

“Pakistan is willing to do whatever is possible to help Afghanistan achieve an inclusive settlement which is vital for regional peace and prosperity,” the statement quoted Gen Qamar as saying.

Last week, while addressing the faculty and cadets during a visit to the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul, Gen Qamar reiterated that Pakistan wanted national and regional peace and development, and would continue to play its role for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
 
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I don't think anything is wrong with the picture. I saw a picture of PM Imran khan, where someone else was sitting in the PM's chair with all the phones and diaries next to it and PM sitting next to it on the normal chair.
 
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Majority of Military top brass sends their children to UK which get settled and remain there. Even if you look at the retd officers of 90s, almost all of them have a child or more than one child in UK, US.

Looking at the so-called Mard e Momin who used Islam to remain in power also sent his kids abroad. So did Gen Akhtar Abdur Rehman. Even the Retd Cols leave the country or either send their kids.

Same is the case with Retd top cops and bureaucrats. Don't ever expect your Gernail, Pulsia, CSS charm king or Syasatdan to have an equal or dominant posture in front of a gora.
its a generalisation and i believe if a study is carried out, the contrary will come out as the truth...
 
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its a generalisation and i believe if a study is carried out, the contrary will come out as the truth...

You should go ahead and check that out. It's not only with the profession but the mindset of the elite.

There's nothing bad in immigrating to another country but such privilege should be restricted for such elites who's children enjoy perks provided by the Pakistani taxpayers (Free/Subsidized education, free healthcare, NCBs/servants/accomodation) etc.. let it be for an Army officer, a bureaucrat or politician.


If this won't stop, then you'd have your future COASs sitting in front a freaking Intel chief with his fingers crossed lol..
 
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Meanwhile Gora Sahib has decided to keep Pakistan in the Red List.
bastards can be challenged to prove that returning Pakistanis have higher positive rate by showing results and checking with returning families.
this is just revenue scam and Pakistan is paying for Indian variant since india is removed from redlist for business sake Pakistan is kept to balance the possible inflow of virus variant.
 
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bastards can be challenged to prove that returning Pakistanis have higher positive rate by showing results and checking with returning families.
this is just revenue scam and Pakistan is paying for Indian variant since india is removed from redlist for business sake Pakistan is kept to balance the possible inflow of virus variant.

Even three officials from the British Parliament raised their voice against this unfair decision stating that India is far worse in case of Covid comparing to Pakistan. But we all know that such decisions aren't taken for public measures but..
 
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bastards can be challenged to prove that returning Pakistanis have higher positive rate by showing results and checking with returning families.
this is just revenue scam and Pakistan is paying for Indian variant since india is removed from redlist for business sake Pakistan is kept to balance the possible inflow of virus variant.
Even three officials from the British Parliament raised their voice against this unfair decision stating that India is far worse in case of Covid comparing to Pakistan. But we all know that such decisions aren't taken for public measures but..

Why be angry? Let the British public choke on the Indian variant of the virus. They reap what they sow.
 
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Why be angry? Let the British public choke on the Indian variant of the virus. They reap what they sow.

Bro its a hurdle for a lot of Pakistanis who need to go back or are dual citizens.
 
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Some ppl here have such a negative n defeatist mind set that its unreal.
We have just humbled the collective might of the west n u guys think that the coas is suffering from a colonial mind.
He is not even meeting the man at his office but at his residence, dressed in a very casual shalwar kameez n sitting in a very relaxed manner.

The wrist slitters seriously need to get a life.

Ps military to military we have excellent reations
 
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exactly this is what I was hinting but was not ready to say it openly ....

this is a deliberate and overtly disrespectful attitude.
I would not read too much into this. It remains our tradition to give respect to our guests and therefore he sits on ghe sofa. There maybe other reasons why Bajwa might have preferred to sit on a chair. Hand posturing is another thing but the posture on both sides is the same signifying a certain reservedness. We are not giving much out to anyone. However I agree that the meet should have been between ISI and MI6 chiefs
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matters of mutual interest
What matters of mutual interest between a civilian US envoy and armychief? Pardon my ignorance but this only happens in Pakistan where these US, Chinese and other envoys keep meeting our chief when they should be meeting a representative from the government.
 
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