PM Nawaz, army chief discuss national security issues

General Qamar Javed Bajwa separately met with President Mamnoon Hussain


Sardar Sikander December 05, 2016
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: PM HOUSE

ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday and discussed issues pertaining to national security, a statement from the PM House said.

Separately, General Bajwa met President Mamnoon Hussain who felicitated the former on assuming the command of Pakistan Army.

Respond to any aggression with full force, Gen Bajwa says

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On Friday, Army chief said that every ceasefire violation along the Line of Control will be responded to with full force and in an effective manner.

“Each violation of any kind must be responded to with full force in the most effective manner," he said during a day-long visit to the 10 Corps Headquarters, Rawalpindi.

Further, Gen Bajwa said that India’s ‘aggressive posture’ solely aimed to divert the world’s attention from the atrocities being committed by their troops in held Kashmir.

Gen Bajwa vows to continue war till ‘total elimination of terrorism’

He stressed that the core issue of Kashmir will have to be resolved between the two countries, in line with UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of the valley, for lasting peace in the region.

Lt Gen Bajwa was appointed as the 16th army chief of Pakistan Army on November 26.

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