Army chief General Syed Asim Munir has said that \u201call the planners, abetters, instigators and executors of vandalism\u201d on May 9 will be brought to justice.
\n\u201cThe armed forces will not tolerate any further attempt of violating the sanctity and security of its installations or vandalism,\u201d he said while addressing the officers during a visit to the Corps Headquarters Peshawar on Saturday.
\nThe army chief emphasised on the evolving threats to national security. \u201cWe shall continue with our endeavors of peace and stability and there will be no room for spoilers of the process,\u201d he said in his address days after rioters ran amok in different cities of the country, vandalising installations of security forces.
\nThe army chief was given a detailed briefing on the prevailing security situation and ongoing counter-terrorism efforts. He appreciated the professional competence, performance and achievements of the law enforcement agencies in the ongoing fight against terrorism.
\nGen Asim also sensitised about challenges of information warfare and efforts to create misperceptions. He highlighted that a concerted effort is being made maliciously by inimical elements to target the armed forces. He pledged that such nefarious attempts will be foiled through the support of people of Pakistan.
\nIn an unprecedented show of vandalism, PTI supporters had attacked and caused damage to the historic Corps’ Commander\u2019s House \u2014 originally known as Jinnah House and which once served as the residence of the founding father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah \u2014 and other military installations including attacking the GHQ building in Rawalpindi hours after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case on May 9.
\nThe ousted prime minister was arrested from inside the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) earlier that day, triggering protests in many cities of the country by party activists and supporters as they clashed with the law enforcement agencies.
\nAn FIR was later registered against leaders and activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for attacking and damaging the state properties and installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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