RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Armed Forces discussed the security-related matters and vowed to thwart all threats faced by the country in a “befitting manner”, the military’s media wing said on Thursday.
The statement comes after a high-level huddle of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and all service chiefs was held at the Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) to discuss the defence and security environment.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu attended the meeting.
In the statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the meeting discussed a range of security-related issues, including the “fast-paced developments in the realm of strategic and conventional policies”.
The meeting also discussed the importance of peace in Afghanistan for a stable regional situation. Furthermore, the officials conferred the work plan of the tri-services, challenges they share, and the operational preparedness of the armed forces.
The services’ chiefs expressed absolute satisfaction and confidence in the readiness of the defence forces and reaffirmed the forces’ determination to “respond to an entire spectrum of threats” the country faces in the most befitting manner in line with a comprehensive security strategy.
They also appreciated the sacrifices rendered by the security forces in the war against terrorism. “JSHQ is functioning with a national perspective that seeks to preserve, protect and promote Pakistan’s defence and national security,” CJCSC said.
General Raza also lauded the unity of the armed forces of Pakistan to meet all the defence and security-related challenges faced by Pakistan.
