RAWALPINDI – Pakistan’s military leadership has urged the government to implement stringent laws to check “unethical use of freedom of expression to spew venom, lies and sow the seeds of polarisation.
The demand was made during the 84th Formation Commanders’ Conference chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir at the General Headquarters on Thursday.
Corps commanders, principal staff officers and all formation commanders attended the conference.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the participants expressed concern over the propaganda carried out in the aftermath of the lawful deployment of the Pakistan Army in Islamabad to secure key government buildings and provide a safe environment for the valued visiting delegations.
This pre-planned coordinated and premeditated propaganda reflects the continuity of a sinister design by certain political elements as an attempt to drive a wedge between the public and armed forces and institutions of Pakistan.
The stamen says that this futile attempt, fuelled and abetted by external players, will never be successful.
The conference emphasised that those spreading fake news for “vested political and financial interests” need to be identified and brought to justice.
The conference also condemned ongoing human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering political, diplomatic, and moral support for the oppressed people.
The participants also expressed concern over the unabated use of Afghan soil against Pakistan by terrorists, especially those belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The participants resolved to continue to support government efforts in fostering economic growth, cracking down on the illegal spectrum and eradicating the terror-crime nexus.
