{"id":45774,"date":"2024-08-21T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=45774"},"modified":"2024-08-21T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:16:11","slug":"future-of-pakistan-is-in-safe-hands-army-chief-shows-confidence-in-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/future-of-pakistan-is-in-safe-hands-army-chief-shows-confidence-in-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of Pakistan is in &#8216;safe hands&#8217;, Army Chief shows confidence in youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/coas-asim-munir-honours-olympian-arshad-nadeem-with-grand-ceremony\/\">Asim Munir<\/a> referring to the country&#8217;s youth expressed satisfaction that the future of Pakistan is in &#8216;safe hands&#8217;, adding that<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> youth is Pakistan&#8217;s most valuable asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While addressing the National Youth Convention in Islamabad, COAS emphasized the importance of youth for national progress. &#8220;Youth would not be allowed to go to waste under any circumstances, he added.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Addressing concerns about the country\u2019s economic situation, the Army Chief said, Those who were creating the narrative of Pakistan\u2019s default, where are they today? <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He urged the youth to remain vigilant and optimistic, adding that being despair is forbidden in Islam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lkwdiP-1-l0?si=KI_eKoP-2hJ1zlmz\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Army Staff told the youth that life is a test, and read the Qur&#8217;anic verse &#8220;Do people think that they will be left alone for saying, &#8216;We believe&#8217;, and that they will not be tested.&#8221; ?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his address, the army chief said that only a strong relationship between the people, the government, and the army guaranteed the country\u2019s security and development.<\/p>\n<p>The people of <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa<\/span> always stood firm with security forces <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in the fight against<\/span> terrorism from the region, he said while comparing <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">them to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an iron<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> wall standing alongside the army for the past 22 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While highlighting the <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">importance of freedom, Gen Asim Munir <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said youth to <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">ask the people of Libya, Syria, Kashmir, and Gaza about <\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">the importance of an independent state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He stressed that the state has a responsibility to protect its citizens from the negative effects of social media. \u201cIt is the responsibility of the state to keep the public away from the implications of social media-induced hysteria and &#8216;fitna&#8217;.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir referring to the country&#8217;s youth expressed satisfaction that the future of Pakistan is in &#8216;safe hands&#8217;, adding that youth is Pakistan&#8217;s most valuable asset. 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