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Armed Forces of Pakistan concerned on safe havens, liberty to TTP in Afghanistan: COAS

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RAWALPINDI, Jul 14 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir on Friday said the Armed Forces of Pakistan had serious concerns on the safe havens and liberty of action available to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan.

The army chief made these remarks during his visit to Quetta Garrison where he was briefed on the recent terrorist attack in Zhob, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), a news release said.

The COAS paid tributes to the Shuhada (martyrs), visited the injured soldiers at CMH, Quetta, lauded their services to the nation and appreciated their resolve.

General Munir said, “It is expected that the interim Afghan Government will not allow the use of its soil to perpetrate terror against any country, in the real sense and in line with commitments made in Doha Agreement.”

He further said that the involvement of Afghan nationals in acts of terrorism in Pakistan was another important concern that needed to be addressed.

“Such attacks are intolerable and will elicit an effective response from the Security Forces of Pakistan,” he added.

He resolved that operations against terrorists would continue unabated and the Armed Forces would not rest till the menace of terrorism was rooted out from the country.

Earlier on arrival, the COAS was received by the Commander Quetta Corps.

Foreign Secretary highlights greater Pak-Indonesia strategic potential

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ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (APP): Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan on Friday emphasized the greater potential of strategic cooperation and understanding between Pakistan and Indonesia with an aim to boost bilateral ties.

The foreign secretary expressed these views at an exclusive talk on ‘Foreign Policy of Pakistan’ held at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), a prestigious think tank based in Jakarta.

The foreign secretary outlined Pakistan’s foreign policy priorities that include economic stability and growth, peaceful relations with neighbouring countries, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, developments in Afghanistan, engagement with East Asia especially ASEAN and relations with big powers including China and the United States.

He spoke at length about the multidimensional cooperation between Pakistan and Indonesia especially in political, economic, security, defence, tourism and cultural domains.

The two countries also engage closely in the framework of multilateral forums including the UN and the OIC.

He underscored the need to further explore new avenues of cooperation in the maritime domain, technology, digitisation, innovative economy and intellectual exchanges between the academia and think tanks of Pakistan and Indonesia.

Dr. Asad Majeed Khan also outlined Pakistan’s ‘Vision East Asia’ and the high importance Pakistan accords to its relations with ASEAN.

He described Pakistan’s extensive cooperation with ASEAN as the oldest Sectoral Dialogue Partner and its readiness to become a Full Dialogue Partner for mutually beneficial cooperation.