COAS assures businessmen of army's complete support for economic uplift.

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday assured the business community of Pakistan Army's 'complete support' for the economic uplift of the country.

A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that Gen Bajwa made the assurances as he met a delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI). The army chief lauded FPCCI for its role in the development of commercial and industrial hubs in Pakistan. They also discussed the evolving regional economic environment.

"[Gen Bajwa] appreciated role of business community in economic uplift of Pakistan and affirmed Pakistan Army's complete support," said the military's media wing. It said that the delegation acknowledged the army's role and sacrifices in ensuring a secure and enabling environment for economic prosperity in the country.

Separately, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that Pakistan greatly valued its friendly relations with 'iron brother' China, according to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The military's media wing said that General Qamar expressed these sentiments during a meeting with the Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong.

During the meeting, the statement read, matters of mutual interest, progress...