#Army top brass #resolves to tighten ‘noose of law’ around #May9 #perpetrators
#RAWALPINDI (MNP) The military’s top brass on Wednesday vowed to tighten noose around #masterminds and planners of May 9 incidents, said #ISPR.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Army Staff (#COAS) General #AsimMunir chaired the 81st Formation #Commanders #Conference, attended by Corps Commanders, Principal Staff #Officers, and Formation Commanders, at the General Headquarters (#GHQ).
The ISPR stated that “While the #legal #trials of #perpetrators and #instigators have commenced, it is time that noose of law is also tightened around the planners and masterminds who mounted the hate ripened and politically driven rebellion against the state and state institutions to achieve their nefarious design of creating chaos in the country”. Forum also resolved that endeavours by any quarter to create obstructions and stymie the conclusive defeat of ill design of inimical forces will be dealt with iron hands, the ISPR added.
The ISPR said the forum while condemning the 9th May incidents in the strictest sense reiterated their firm resolve that desecrators of martyrs’ monuments, Jinnah House and attackers of military installations would certainly be brought to justice speedily under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act which are the derivatives of the Constitution of Pakistan.
“In this regard, efforts to create distortions and attempts to take refuge behind imaginary and mirage Human Rights Violations to create smoke screen for hiding the ugly faces of all involved, are absolutely futile and do not stand the abundantly collected irrefutable evidences,” the ISPR quoted the military’s top brass as saying.
The military’s media wing said the forum paid rich tribute to the sacrifices of martyrs including officers and men of the armed forces, law enforcement agencies and martyrs from civil society who laid their lives for the safety, security and dignity of the country. Forum asserted, “The State of Pakistan and Armed Forces will always keep martyrs and their families in highest esteem and will continue to honor them and their sacrifices with utmost respect and dignity”, said ISPR.
The ISPR stated that the participants were briefed on prevalent environment, challenges to security i.e both internal and external and own operational preparedness in response to evolving threats, both traditional and non-traditional. “Forum was also briefed on the structural changes and niche technologies being incorporated to enhance operational preparedness besides up-gradation of essential logistic infrastructure corresponding to emerging security imperatives,” the ISPR added.
