ISLAMABAD( WNAM REPORT): The military’s top brass noted on Thursday that the planners, perpetrators, abettors, and facilitators of the May 9 riots “need to be brought to justice for the collective good of the country” and without swift and transparent dispensation of justice to the culprits, the stability of the country will “remain hostage” to such elements.
A statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the 83rd Formation Commanders Conference was presided over by Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir and the forum noted that “politically motivated and vested digital terrorism” against state institutions, especially the armed forces, is meant to sow discord and “induce despondency” in the Pakistani nation.
The participants also noted that “conspirators duly abetted by their foreign cohorts” are peddling blatant lies fake news and propaganda.
“However, the nation is fully cognizant of their ugly and ulterior motives and surely the designs of these nefarious forces will be comprehensively defeated,” added the military’s media wing.
The conference was also briefed on the current dynamics of the geo-strategic environment and emerging challenges to national security. The commanders expressed serious concern over continued cross-border violations from Afghanistan and terrorist attacks being orchestrated using Afghan soil, noting that the enemies of the country were using the neighbouring nation to target the security forces of the country and its civilian population.
“The forum acknowledged the priceless sacrifices of the people of newly merged districts (NMDs) in the war against terrorism and underscored the importance of uplifting the NMDs to decisively defeat terrorism,” said ISPR.
