ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, has reaffirmed that efforts by anti-state elements to create divisions between the military and the public have always failed and will continue to fail.
The Army Chief expressed these remarks while speaking to students from universities across Pakistan at the Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
“The connection between the Pakistani people, particularly the youth, and the army is unbreakable. Any attempts to create divisions between the military and the public have always failed and will continue to fail in the future,” he stressed.
“We fight like comrades, and for us, Pakistan’s identity is of utmost importance. We are engaged in a battle against miscreants who distort the true teachings of Islam,” he said. The Army Chief added that extremist elements are violating Islamic teachings and spreading a false narrative.
“We take pride in our religion, culture, and traditions. Pakistan’s constitution begins with ‘Sovereignty belongs to Allah alone,’ and we will not allow extremist elements to impose their outdated ideologies on the country,” General Munir said.
General Asim Munir warned that no extremist ideology will be allowed to dominate Pakistan.
He added that the army continues to fight against terrorists daily and does not agree with their interpretation of religion. “Islam was the first religion in the world to honour women and elevate their status—whether as a mother, wife, or sister, Islam has always given respect to women,” he said.
He also praised the resilient people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, stating that they stand as a formidable wall against terrorism.
