Addressing the Green Pakistan Initiative conference, the COAS said, “We are all a united team Pakistan. Insh’Allah (if God Willing) - with the cooperation and support of the people, all efforts of those who distract and obstruct Pakistan’s development journey will fail.”
He further said that negative propaganda and social media trolls could not distract the nation from working for the development and prosperity of the country and the people.
He said that in today’s modern era, complete independence without economic stability was not possible making it clear that no instability would be tolerated in Pakistan’s journey of prosperity and development. “Let us all reject negative forces together and focus on Pakistan’s journey of development and stability,” noted.
Later, the military’s media affairs wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released the following statement:
Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) Conference was held today in which Federal Minister for Planning and Development Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for National Food Security Mr Rana Tanveer Hussain and General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) graced the occasion. Civil and military officials, involved in the national undertaking also attended the conference.
The forum was briefed about the multi-faceted GPI initiatives and significant benchmarks achieved in a short span of time. The initiatives presented before the forum included, inter alia, establishment of model farms, water management schemes, technology innovations and investment partnerships aimed at ensuring food security and enhancing agricultural productivity in Pakistan.
The Federal Ministers, while concluding the session lauded this transformative initiative and underscored that agriculture is the lifeline of Pakistan. They hoped that GPI would introduce contemporary best practices in Pakistan’s agriculture sector.
While addressing the conference, COAS remarked that “Pakistan is a blessed land with an industrious and resilient nation which needs to come together for national development”.
