ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that the nature and character of war has changed today, but Pakistan’s armed forces are ready to respond to the all threats. He said this during a visit of Bahadur Ranges near Attock and witnessed Pak-Jordan joint exercise “Fajr-ul-Sharq 1”. It was a two weeks long joint counter-terrorism training event to share experience of both armies. The COAS congratulated the participants on successfully conducting the exercise and appreciated the high standards of professional competence displayed by the troops. He said that conduct of such joint exercises helps improve professional expertise in conducting CT operations. The COAS said that the nature and character of war has changed where direct conflict is not preferred. “While Pakistan Armed Forces are fully trained and ready for response to any threat, our achievements in counter terrorism operations are being taken as successful case studies. Pakistan has successfully defeated terrorism and is now in the consolidation phase,” he said. Such engagements are a source of mutual sharing, learning and benefit. He thanked the Jordanian Army and the contingent for their participation in this first Special Forces collaboration and expressed his desire to continue this engagement.