COAS resolves to break nexus between terrorism, corruption

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday reiterated Pakistan Army’s resolve to break the nexus between the terrorists, criminality and corruption.

Speaking at a ceremony by Chinese embassy at the 89th anniversary of the founding of People’s Liberation Army, he said that operation Zarb-e-Azb will continue to act versus terrorist of all hue and colour.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), COAS said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a game changer not only for Pakistan but for the entire region.

He said that the project would bring significant improvement in lives of hundreds of millions of people of the region.

 “CPEC’s security is our national undertaking, [Pakistan] will leave no stone unturned to ensure its timely completion and uninterrupted success”, ISPR quoted General Raheel Sharif as saying.

In their speech, Chinese officials paid gratitude to Pakistan Army for an indiscriminate and highly successful operation to wipe out terrorism from Pakistan and the region.

They also thanked Pakistan Army for creating a secure environment for making CPEC possible and then protecting it.

COAS further said,” PLA was the most formidable force that reminds power of peoples' unity for which no goal was too high, no distance too long and no task too hard.”