Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Tuesday said internal and external challenges demand a comprehensive national security response, according to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The COAS interacted with participants of the 3rd National Security Workshop in Balochistan here at the General Headquarters as part of the three-week workshop being held in Quetta. In his address, the COAS said that the nation has given innumerable sacrifices for attainment of peace. “Our internal and external challenges demand a comprehensive national response and army, in coordination with other institutions of the state, is fully engaged in enabling that response,” he said, and added that the prosperity of Pakistan is linked with prosperity of Balochistan. The ISPR statement said the participants thanked the COAS for holding the security workshop, saying they feel reinvigorated to play their part in the national development. Published in Daily Times, January 16th 2019.