WASHINGTON: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa assured the nation on Tuesday that the fortified forces have receded themselves from politics and want to remain so.
The army chief also reiterated his pledge to leave after the completion of his alternate three-time term in two months, saying that he’d do as he promised before. He made these reflections at a lunch at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington.
According to the people who attended, Gen Bajwa addressed the gathering before lunch and also made informal reflections while talking to his guests. He reminded the nation that reviving the country’s ailing frugality should be the first precedence of all parts of society, adding that without a strong frugality the nation would not be suitable to achieve its targets.
“There could be no tactfulness either without a strong frugality,” said the army chief in his address to followership which included a large number of Pakistani diplomats.
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After lunch, Gen Bajwa went to the Pentagon for a meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
According to the ISPR, Gen Bajwa called on retired General Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defence; Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan, National Security Adviser; and Wendy Ruth Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State.
During the meetings, matters of collective interest, indigenous security situation, and bilateral cooperation in colorful fields were bandied.
The army principal thanked the US officers for their support and reiterated that backing from “our global mates shall be vital for deliverance/ recuperation of the flood tide victims in Pakistan”.
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