Pakistani youth prime target in the ongoing war against the country, says General Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday that the youth of Pakistan is the prime target of the country’s enemies in the ongoing war against the state. He reiterated that the nature and character of war had changed, but that his country was blessed with the most talented and vibrant youth, and the future belongs to them.
Bajwa’s comments came during an address to young people taking part in an annual internship program at Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing. He said the country’s youthful population was fully capable of leading it into a new era of peace and progress. The army chief added that Pakistan was determined to root out extremism and terrorism, and that the youth of the country had an important role to play in that. He advised them to remain determined to defeat all such threats.
Acknowledging the efforts of young people as part of the historic merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bajwa said that this would help to bring enduring peace, stability and socioeconomic development to a long-neglected part of the country.
He insisted that education must be Pakistan’s national priority, and the armed forces are determined to provide wholehearted support for this objective, especially in Balochistan.