Army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Saturday Pakistan is willing to pay any price to protect and safeguard its interests, including Kashmir and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
“We are ready to pay any price to protect our nationhood and safeguard our interests be it Kashmir, development of new ports or the exploitation of natural resources,” the army chief said, while addressing the Naval Academy passing out parade.
Pak shown willingness to coop with other nations for peace but not at expense of our national interests,sovereign rights,national pride-2/7
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
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“The entire world endorses our security concerns regarding ceasefire violations, bloodshed in Federally Administered tribal areas,” the army chief was quoted as saying by DG ISPR Asim Bajwa.
COAS-Navy Parade:Entire world endorses r security concern.Ceasefire violation,blood letting in Bln,FATA,Kci manifest enemy hostile intent1/7
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
Further, the army chief said, “Pakistan has shown willingness to cooperate with other nations for peace but not at the expense of our national interests, sovereign rights and national pride.”
Ready to pay any price to protect our nationhood,safeguard interest, be it Kashmir,dev of new ports,exploitation of natural resources-3/7
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
Earlier this month, calling Pakistan and Kashmir ‘inseparable,’ the army chief described the festering dispute over the Himalayan region as an ‘unfinished agenda’ of the 1947 partition in a strong rejoinder to a flurry of provocative statements emanating from India.
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Regarding the China, Pakistan Economic Corridor the army chief said it holds enormous potential for transforming the lives of the region's people.
“Acutely aware of enemy campaigns and will defeat designs against it,” he further assured.
CPEC holds enormous potential for transforming lives of region's people.Acutely aware of enemy campaigns,will defeat designs against it-4/7
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
“CPEC with Gwadar Port as its catalyst will be built and developed as one of most strategic deep sea port in the region at any cost whatsoever.”
CPEC with Gwadar Port as its catalyst will be built&developed as one of most strategic deep sea port in the region at any cost whatsoever-5
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
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Further, speaking about the ongoing Operation Zarb-e-Azb launched against militants in North Waziristan, General Raheel said, “Entire nation expresses resolve to eliminate the menace of terrorism.”
Entire nation expresses resolve 2 eliminate terror menace.Ops Z-e-A delivering decisive results.Terrorists resorting to desperate actions-6
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
“Operation Zarb-e-Azb is delivering decisive results and terrorists resorting to desperate actions,” he added.
“Encouraging to see entire nation pursuing this national effort with great sense of purpose,” General Raheel added.
Battle vs terrorism won't be won by AFs alone.Encouraging to see entire nation pursuing this national effort with great sense of purpose-7
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) June 13, 2015
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