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Summary Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said strong Balochistan is basis of powerful Pakistan.
The Pak Army is working on different projects of development with the support and cooperation of the government and the masses.The COAS expressed these views while laying foundation of Institute of Medical Sciences in Quetta. He asserted that the people who were dreaming of destabilising Pakistan would be crushed. He assured that the Army would leave no stone unturned for the rights of people, adding that the people of Balochistan are patriotic. The Chief of Army Staff dispelled the impression of any military operation in Balochistan saying no such operation is being conducted in any part of Balochistan nor the Army or its subordinate institutions has any relevance with the matters related to missing persons and mutilated bodies.“Army, ISI, MI and any other subordinate institution have nothing to do with the matters related to missing persons and mutilated bodies. There is no presence of Army in anywhere in Balochistan nor the Army is carrying out operation in any part of Balochistan,” Army Chief said.Speaking on the occasion, Commander Southern Command Lt Gen Javed Zia said IMS was completed within a year at the cost of Rs 5 billion. External elements would not be able to affect it. The project has no political angle and it will allay if not eliminate sense of deprivation of people of Balochistan, he said.
