RAWALPINDI: Military’s top brass vowed to tighten noose around masterminds and planners of May 9 incidents, said ISPR. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir chaired 81st Formation Commanders Conference attended by Corps Commanders, Principal Staff Officers and Formation Commanders at General Headquarters (GHQ).

ISPR stated, “While legal trials of perpetrators and instigators have commenced, it is time that noose of law is also tightened around planners and masterminds who mounted hate ripened and politically driven rebellion against state and state institutions to achieve their nefarious design of creating chaos in country”. Forum also resolved that endeavours by any quarter to create obstructions and stymie conclusive defeat of ill design of inimical forces will be dealt with iron hands, ISPR added. ISPR said forum while condemning May 9 incidents in strictest sense reiterated their firm resolve that desecrators of martyrs’ monuments, Jinnah House and attackers of military installations would certainly be brought to justice speedily under Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act which are derivatives of Constitution of Pakistan. “In this regard, efforts to create distortions and attempts to take refuge behind imaginary and mirage Human Rights Violations to create smoke screen for hiding ugly faces of all involved, are absolutely futile and do not stand abundantly collected irrefutable evidences,” ISPR quoted military’s top brass as saying.

Military’s media wing said forum paid rich tribute to sacrifices of martyrs including officers and men of armed forces, law enforcement agencies and martyrs from civil society who laid their lives for safety, security and dignity of country. Forum asserted, “State of Pakistan and Armed Forces will always keep martyrs and their families in highest esteem and will continue to honour them and their sacrifices with utmost respect and dignity”, said ISPR. ISPR stated that participants were briefed on prevalent environment, challenges to security i.e both internal and external and own operational preparedness in response to evolving threats, both traditional and non-traditional. “Forum was also briefed on structural changes and niche technologies being incorporated to enhance operational preparedness besides up-gradation of essential logistic infrastructure corresponding to emerging security imperatives,” ISPR added. ISPR quoted COAS as saying, “Pakistan Army will remain committed towards their national obligations of safeguarding territorial integrity and sovereignty” of country. He further said, “People of Pakistan and their deep bondage with Armed Forces is and will remain central to all our undertakings and events of May 25 were clear manifestation of same”, ISPR added.

Military’s media wing said forum concluded, “Unfounded and baseless allegations on Law Enforcement Agencies and Security Forces for custodial torture, human rights abuses and stifling of political activities are meant to mislead the people and malign Armed Forces in order to achieve trivial vested political interests”.

“Hostile forces and their abettors have been trying hard to create societal division and confusion through fake news and propaganda but all such designs will continue to be defeated with full support of nation,” ISPR reported COAS as asserting. COAS stressed on maintaining high standards of professionalism and motivation during operations and achieving excellence during training of their formations. He commended commanders for their constant focus on wellbeing and high state of morale of their soldiers who remain the foundation of Army’s operational readiness.

Forum concluded by affirming resolve to render all sacrifices necessary for security and stability of country with perpetual support of proud people of Pakistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 08 2023

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