Army draws upon public support to conduct tasks

Says the approval of citizens is essential for the army to function.


Web Desk May 31, 2013
"The approval of citizens is essential for the army to function," said Army Chief, Kayani. PHOTO: FILE

QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Friday stressed that for the military to function public support was required, Express News reported.

"The approval of citizens is essential for the army to function," he said, on his visit to the Command and Staff College in Quetta.

"The country needs to keep a balance between defense and development in order to ensure prosperity in the country," he said.

He said the Army should always be prepared to fulfill its responsibility.

Bringing his address to a close, he emphasised on the need to serve the nation with professionalism, dedication and commitment, Radio Pakistan reported.

Kayani has been hailed for showing his support to the new civilian government. He reportedly called on the prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore soon after PML-N emerged as the party with the highest number of NA seats in the general elections.

COMMENTS (30)

Enlightened | 10 years ago | Reply

What sort of the public support or consensus does the military requires to fulfill its responsibility since forty thousand innocent people have already lost their lives whose protection responsibility lied with the state and in particular military who failed to provide the same ? Is the military only looking at TTP apologists with many in GHQ to give their consent to take action and let the mayhem continue for many more thousands to die in Pakistan ? The military having being allowed to run business houses and making millions have completely forgotten soldiering which is the main reason for its poor performance in CI operations. In fact the troops and top brass should be training hard for counter-insurgency operations where they have failed rather than focusing its energy on non-operational tasks.

Dr.A.K.Tewari | 10 years ago | Reply

Yes, numbersnumber you got the point and I tell you this operation will continue unabated with the international support including Pakistan .

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