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Summary Corps Commanders have expressed strong concern over anti-Pakistan statements by US officials.
The Chief of the Army Staff called the Corps Commanders Conference at the GHQ in Rawalpindi Saturday morning.The commanders held a marathon session at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and discussed the security situation threadbare in the wake of strained Pak-US ties and aggressive statements by the US civilian and military leadership against Pakistan.The military brass discussed the matters related to national security and the regional situation.US Central Command chief General James Mattis met COAS Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the General Headquarters the other day. General Kayani expressed grave concern over infiltration of militants from the Afghanistan side and made it clear that Pakistan would not tolerate any such incursions in the future. He asked General Mattis to make sure that the Afghan soil is not used against Pakistan.The COAS also lodged strong protest with Gen Mattis over the statements of US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Admiral Mullen calling the statements contrary to ground realities. He said the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in the war on terror demonstrated Pakistan’s commitment to eliminate militancy.
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