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RestRaint to unwaRRanted cRiticism against aRmy has its limits: coas Bajwa g
‘ east pakistan crisis was not military bUt political failUre’
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hief of army staff (coas), general Qamar Javed bajwa on wednesday said that a fake narrative was coined to malign the senior leadership of pakistan army and indecent words were used to malign the army but the army leadership despite having resources and options observed restraint but that has limits too. addressing at the defence and martyrs day ceremony as chief guest, the army chief in his last speech reaffirmed that in future, the army would have no role in the country’s politics.
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Urges all stakeholders to pUt aside personal egos and move forward
without naming anyone, coas said that a fake narrative was coined to create instability in the country and now efforts are afoot to get away with this fake narrative. “senior military leadership was maligned. let me make it clear that army leadership would never compromise on national interest. do you believe that armed forces would sit idle against a foreign conspiracy. this is impossible; rather a great sin. those who plan to create a rift between the army and the people will never succeed,” he added. he said that the army leadership had many options and resources to counter this narrative but the army showed restraint in the larger interest of the country and abstained from making any neg-
ative statements. “one must understand that there is a limit to this restraint. i want to forgive this inappropriate and aggressive stance against me and the army and move forward as pakistan is supreme for all of us. political parties and individuals may come and go but the country will remain intact forever,” the army chief said. the army, he said, had initiated its catharsis and hoped that the political parties would also review their conduct. “it is also a fact that mistakes have been committed by every institution, political party and civil society. we should learn from these mistakes and move forward,” he added.
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