Nuclear assets in safe hands: General Tariq

Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Tariq Majid has said the nuclear assets of Pakistan are in safe hands under an effective command and control structure of Pakistan Armed Forces.
"Armed Forces of Pakistan are well-prepared to face challenges of contemporary times and ready to defend the country against external and internal threats", said General Majid while addressing the participants of National Security Workshop - 8, held here at Joint Staff Headquarters on Wednesday.
The National Security Workshop comprises top professionals from different facets of national life like policy-makers, ambassadors, senior military commanders, lawyers, businessmen, industrialists, and media persons; who gather under the aegis of the National Defence University, Islamabad, to analyse national security aspects and give useful contributions based on their professional expertise.
The delegates of the National Security Workshop visited the Joint Staff Headquarters, where they were given a briefing by Major General Asif Yasin, director general, Joint Intelligence and Information Operations on 'Pakistan's Security Challenges'.
Later, they were also briefed by Director General Strategic Plans Division (SPD), Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmad Kidwai (Retd) on SPD's role in development and safeguarding Pakistan's nuclear assets. Meanwhile, the participants of the workshop also visited General Headquarters, where they were given a briefing on "Pakistan Army, Challenges and Response" by Major General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, director-general, Military Operations.
It is pertinent to note here that the National Security Workshop has been organised by the National Defence University to study the national security perspective, concepts, policies and strategies in today's globalized world.
The purpose of the workshop is to make the participants aware of the elements, which constitute national power. The workshop will examine the evolution of strategic thought, geo-political concepts and geo-strategic determents. It will also cover aspects of geo-political leadership and decision-making to assist policy-makers in making well informed choices.