Islamabad, 27 April,2024(GNP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Friday said that achieving full independence is impossible without first achieving financial stability.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief made the comments while attending to the Green Pakistan Initiative Conference.
The federal government’s Green Pakistan Initiative is aimed at introducing the latest farming on 4.4 million acres of land across the country.
The government is gazing to fetch around $40 billion during the next five years through the agricultural initiative and hopes to create four million jobs through this process.
The proactive initiative seeks to innovate agriculture with the help of the armed forces and the pledged partnerships of friendly countries.
It was inaugurated at the National Seminar on Food Security and Agriculture in July last year and Gen Munir had assured the military’s full support of the initiative.
In his address, the army chief also said: “We are all a cooperative troupe. Allah willing, with the cooperation and support of the people, the efforts of those who divert and obstruct Pakistan’s development journey will fail.”
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He also said “negative propaganda and social media trolls” would not be able to distract from working towards the nation’s prosperity and development.
“Nowadays complete independence is not possible without economic stability,” he said. “No instability will be tolerated in Pakistan’s journey towards prosperity and development,” he added.
He called on everyone to collectively reject “negative forces” and remain focused on the country’s path towards progress and consistency.
The ISPR said participants were briefed about the complex initiatives and significant benchmarks achieved in a short span of time.
The leadership present at the forum was presented with the foundation of model farms, technology innovation, water management schemes, and investment partnerships aimed at ensuring food security and elevating agricultural productivity.
The federal ministers “acclaimed the transformative initiative” and highlighted that agriculture was the backbone of Pakistan.
“Pakistan is a blessed land with an industrious and resilient nation which needs to come together for national development,” ISPR reported quoting army chief.
He guaranteed that the military would continue to provide “all possible support” for the country’s financial development and highlighted that the army’s efforts would contribute towards “comprehensive national security and collective good of the nation”.
