In meeting with tycoons, Army chief stressed ‘intimate’ link between national security, economy: ISPR – Pakistan

On Thursday, the military media wing issued a formal statement on the meeting so commented a day earlier between the head of the army and some of Pakistan's most powerful trading magnates.

According to Public Relations between Services (ISPR), the army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, would have told a group of businessmen that the country's "improved internal security environment" has "created space for greater economic activity."

ISPR said that General Bajwa had made the comments by addressing the business community and the government economic team in the final session of a series of discussions and seminars entitled & # 39; Economy and Security Interaction & # 39 ;.

The event was held at the Army Auditorium in Rawalpindi, said ISPR. The media reported that the businessmen had met the army chief at a dinner organized by the latter.

The army chief of staff informed the business community and the government economic team about the improvement of the security situation in the country, saying: "National security is closely linked to the economy, while prosperity is a function of the balance in security needs and economic growth. "

"The accessibility and responsiveness of the government economic team to the business community and the understanding shown between public and private institutions is a good sign of the desired positive trajectory in economic activity," said Gen Bajwa, who is also part of the National Development Council. reported having told the audience.

The ISPR said that the seminars and discussions in question were held "in order to bring those interested together on a platform to make recommendations for a synergistic path forward."

The government economic team, on the other hand, had informed attendees about the initiatives and measures that the government is taking to facilitate business and stabilize the economy.

The business community also contributed its suggestions to improve the ease of doing business.

The businessmen said that they would cooperate with the authorities to ensure that government policies are implemented and that they "play their part" by paying taxes and investing in a "socially and economically responsible manner."

The meeting had been a topic of much discussion on social networks, and some questioned why businessmen had approached the chief of army personnel directly instead of approaching the civil administrators of the economy.

The ISPR press statement follows reports in the media that the businessmen in question had submitted their complaints to the government economic team in front of the army chief.