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PESHAWAR (MNP) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Monday underscored the need for unity among army, security agencies and the people of Pakistan.
A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (#ISPR) said Gen Munir met tribal elders (at a jirga) from the newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as people from other callings.
He stated that “those who seek to disrupt peace are not part of us.” The army, he highlighted, was a force of martyrs, guided by faith, righteousness, and jihad for the sake of Allah. Pakistan, he asserted, was the second state established on the principles of Medina.
Gen Munir expressed confidence that no power in the world could harm Pakistan. He said any negotiations would be strictly conducted with the interim government and not with any particular group. Islam, he emphasised, was a religion of peace and security, and those who wrongfully linked it with terrorism must be held accountable.
