QUETTA: The Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said that only a secure Pakistan can be a prosperous Pakistan and our fight against terrorism and extremism is not for today but for our future generations.

While addressing the audiences at Command and Staff College in Quetta on Thursday, the army chief emphasised on the complex and ever-changing nature of threats to the national security.

According to a report on Radio Pakistan, the COAS told his audience that security threats are complex, multidimensional and hybrid in character, rendering traditional response mechanisms irrelevant.

Wars are not fought by the army alone, he said, adding that the whole nation's efforts are necessary in order to be successful.

Gen Raheel said that only a secure Pakistan can be a prosperous Pakistan, and that the country's efforts in the fight against terrorism and extremism will impact future generations.

The COAS said Operation Zarb-i-Azb is a strike against terrorism in urban centres.

Read more: Army leadership vows to continue operations with 'increased tempo'

Quetta grenade attack

Five men were injured when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at a former wine distillery situated on Quetta's Kawari Road on Thursday.

The attackers sped away on motorbikes before police and Frontier Corps personnel reached the scene of the attack.

The injured were taken to Civil Hospital Quetta.

The Pakistan army has been waging a major campaign against Taliban and other militant strongholds in the North Waziristan tribal area since June last year and authorities have now vowed to intensify operations both in border regions and across the country.

Read more: Gen Raheel vows to end reign of 'mafias' in Karachi