INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
UK CGS Nicholas discusses regional security with COAS General BajwaRAWALPINDI: Chief of General Staff (CGS) UK
Army, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed bilateral issues and
regional security situation.According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), UK General arrived in Pakistan on two days official
including the fencing for improvement in border control
The visiting dignitary also hailed Paigham-e-Pakistan FATWA which shall have far reaching effects against extremist narrative
The Army Chief highlighted the need for collective action within a collaborative framework to help encourage peace and stability in the
The visiting General along with COAS visited Girdi Jungle, Balochistan Friday which has recently been sanitised
The delegation was given detailed briefing on security situation and security operations in support of Khushal Balochistan program
The visitors were highly appreciative of the professionalism and dedication with which the sanitization operation had been conducted
Girdi Jungle, a small village before 1979, had swelled to a town of around 60,000 inhabitants with the majority being Afghan refugees
Over the years, it had been converted into a hub of criminal and narco activities, facilitating both smugglers and terrorists in their
The area is now free from inimical influence
The visitors also flew over the border town of Brabchah and were briefed on the peculiar environment of the area and steps taken to secure
Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan
The dignified and ordered resettlement of Afghan refugees and measures to spread dividends of peace in larger region also came under