The corps commanders conference chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters Tuesday, reviewed the state of readiness and vigil being maintained by troops along the Line of Control (LoC). Eliminating the East Turkistan Independence Movement is its manifestation.
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He said Pakistan and China are all weather friends and their friendship is ‘sweeter than honey, higher than Himalayas and deeper than the oceans. “We will not allow these drug barons to negatively influence and spoil our future generations”, the COAS reiterated. He said that the entire world looks at the CPEC through the same lens.
He added work was going on in full gear.
He expressed hope that work on the project would be completed in the stipulated time and also reaffirmed the resolve to foil any attempt to obstruct it.
He said that such “baseless rumours are being spread by enemies of Pakistan”.
The Army Chief said drug money is being used for promotion of terrorism also and therefore it is important that drug dealers are dealt with iron hands. “Only together can we win this war”, he emphasised.
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Official said that the Sindh police chief had already ordered 500 police commandos to be placed at his disposal for the security of the Chinese nationals in the province.
