The Army Chief said despite being an impoverished region, we end up spending a lot of money on defense which naturally comes at the expense of human development.
"Frayed relations between various powers centres of the globe and boomeranging of competing alliances can bring nothing but another stint of Cold War, the COAS said.
He said unsettled issues in South Asia are dragging the entire region back into poverty and underdevelopment.
The Army Chief visited various facilities and infrastructures of the workshop handling a vast range of specialised transport items for the Army, says ISPR.
General Bajwa appreciated the performance and commitment of the workshop in the provision of top-class maintenance facilities and services as per standard engineering practices in line with modern/latest standards.
