PESHAWAR: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday said that the armed force had successfully safeguarded the country from external and internal threats by rendering countless sacrifices and coming to the aid of civil administration in the face of national or man-made calamities.
He said that there should be no doubt about the patriotism of Jawans to Generals. “All chiefs of army staff who had been appointed in Pakistan were patriotic”, he added.
The President called upon the people of Pakistan, institutions and media to desist from stirring doubts and controversies on this matter.
He further said that as the President of Pakistan, all the institutions of the state were dear to him, including the current government, as it was the responsibility of the President to take ownership of all institutions.
The President made these remarks while talking to Peshawar-based journalists, here at Governor House, according to a press release issued by the President’s Media Wing.
While dilating on the flood situation in Pakistan, the President emphasized the need to build large water storage dams to store the flood water and minimize the damage to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure of the country and use the stored water for supplying to urban centers as well as for agriculture.
The President said that encroachments and illegal constructions on river banks in the north stopping the river path was one of the main reasons for the loss of lives and properties.
He called upon the government to ensure that no encroachment on the path of any river was built to minimize flood impact in future.
