QUETTA, November 22: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday that security and assistance to the civilian government for institution building and development work in remote areas has been his priority during his tenure.
General Raheel Sharif was visiting Quetta, as part of his farewell visits, where he also met troops of Southern Command and the Frontier Corps.
“The people of Balochistan have clearly rejected foreign sponsored terrorists and helped the state in busting their network,” said the army chief while addressing the troops and officers present.
The outgoing army chief also said the tide has turned against terrorists and their sympathisers, and the army will continue working with the federal and provincial governments for greater security and stability.
Paying tributes to the soldiers of Southern Command and the FC, he commended them for the role they played in the construction of more than 1,000 kilometres of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) roads. Referring to the Gwadar port, General Raheel said, “The Gwadar port and CPEC will usher in a new era of hope and prosperity for the area with dividends reaching the common man”.
On Monday, General Raheel Sharif kicked off his farewell visits nearly a week before he is expected to retire as Chief of Army Staff.
The army chief began his visits at the Lahore Garrison where he addressed and thanked a huge gathering of soldiers of Pakistan Army and Rangers.
Addressing the soldiers, Gen Raheel said accomplishment of peace and stability was “no ordinary task”.-Agencies
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