100 years since WWI: Army chief highlights need for conflict resolution to achieve peace

Says WWI serves as a reminder that international community needs to show urgency in resolving longstanding disputes

In remembrance of 100 years to World War I, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif highlighted on Monday the significance of deterrence, and need for operational preparedness to avoid war.

According to DG ISPR Major General Asim Bajwa, the army chief was speaking in Lahore to commemorate the Infantry Division of the army, which was raised 100 years ago during WWI.

He also paid a tribute to the tradition of soldiering.

#COAS at Lhr to commemorate infantry Div's raising 100 yrs ago duringWorldWar-1.Tribute to tradition of soldiering1/4 pic.twitter.com/rExHILMPTg

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 9, 2015

General Raheel underscored the need for robust conflict resolution mechanism, an absence of which led to the devastating war 100 years ago.

The army chief said WWI serves as a reminder that the international community needs to show urgency in resolving long standing, international disputes that await resolution.

#COAS speaks on 100 yrs of WW1;underscored need for robust conflict resolution mech,absence of which led to devastating war 100 yrs ago-2/4

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 9, 2015

#COAS:100 yrs of WW1;Highlights importance of deterrence &need for op preparedness,not to promote war but to preserve peace-3/4

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 9, 2015

#COAS:100 yrsWW1;serves reminder that intl community needs 2 show urgency in resolving long stndg intl disputes that await just resolution-4

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 9, 2015