Firepower and cyber have emerged as the mainstay of future war: COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa during his visit at the Army Cyber Command. — ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday visited the newly raised Army Cyber Command, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

The military’s media wing stated that the COAS also visited the Cyber Division and Army Center of Emerging Technologies, two of the main components of the Army Cyber Command.

“Nature and character of warfare is changing. Firepower and cyber have emerged as the mainstay of future war and we need to enhance our capability and capacity in these domains,” the COAS said.

“The newly raised Cyber Command shall progressively be linked to Tri-Services level and will also form part of national cyber initiatives to have synergy at the national level", the COAS said.

The statement further added that the COAS, upon his arrival, was received by Commander Army Cyber Command Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor, while Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas, and other senior Army officers were also present at the occasion.

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Pakistan looks forward to enhancing ties with US: COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. File photo

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Commander United States (US) CENTCOM General Michael Erik Kurilla had a telephonic conversation on Friday, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

During the call, matters of mutual interests, regional stability as well as defence and security cooperation were discussed in detail, the statment said.

The army chief said that Pakistan values its relations with the US. "We earnestly look forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests," he said.

Both the military leaders reiterated the desire to further enhance bilateral relations in all fields.

The commander US CENTCOM acknowledged the professionalism of Pakistan's armed forces. He appreciated the country's role in regional stability and pledged to play his role for further improvement in cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.

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