Few PTM elements playing in foreign hands: COAS.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said that few individuals playing in foreign hands are, by design, exploiting sentiments of the people who have actually suffered at the hands of terrorism.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) directorate, General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Peshawar and interacted with students of various universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Corps Auditorium.

Referring to Pashtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), he said that PTM itself is not an issue. 'The issues being highlighted [by the PTM] are genuine and natural in post-operation environment.

However, a few individuals playing in foreign hands are, by design, exploiting sentiments of the people who have actually suffered at the hands of terrorism and now need care,' he maintained.

The COAS said that both government and the security forces are working to address genuine issues of the people from tribal areas regardless of where they come from. 'For us...

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