Gen Bajwa for linking Cyber Command to three services

Chief of Army Staff asserted that the newly raised Army Cyber Command will form part of national cyber initiatives to have synergy at national level.

By Naveed Naqvi

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday voiced a resolve to integrate the Army Cyber Command with the three services, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement at Rawalpindi.

Speaking on the occasion of a visit to Army Cyber Command, Gen Bajwa asserted that the newly raised Command will form part of national cyber initiatives to have synergy at national level.

“[The] nature and character of warfare is changing”, the ISPR quoted the Army chief as saying. “Firepower and cyber have emerged as the mainstay of future war and we need to enhance our capability and capacity in these domains.

“The newly raised Cyber Command shall progressively be linked to Tri-Services level and will also form part of national cyber initiatives to have synergy at national level”.

Upon his arrival, the COAS was received by Commander Army Cyber Command Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor. Also present on the occasion were Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas and other senior Army officers.

The COAS also visited Cyber Division and Army Center of Emerging Technologies, two of the main components of Army Cyber Command, the ISPR said.