COAS pledges support for govt against resource theft, economic losses.

ISLAMABAD -- Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir affirmed the army's commitment towards offering its complete support to enforce actions against unlawful activities in collaboration with law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and other government institutions, media reported on Wednesday.

The army chief's statement came during a provincial apex committee meeting chaired by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, where he spoke about the military's objective to prevent the theft of national resources and economic losses endured by the country in the wake of illicit activities.

During this high-level meeting, the participants were apprised of several crucial matters including the updated National Action Plan (NAP); law enforcement operations; anti-smuggling/anti-narcotics operations in Balochistan; ensuring security of foreign nationals engaged in projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), non-CPEC and other private ventures; repatriation of illegal migrants; foreign currency regularisation measures and progress on the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) initiatives in Balochistan, the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday,

PM Kakar, while chairing the meeting, expressed confidence in the progress made by the Balochistan government and assured the province regarding the...