What Happened: COAS General Syed Asim Munir warned Harvard students about the dangers of misinformation and emphasized protecting Pakistan’s youth during recent addresses.
What you need to know: On Thursday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir advised a delegation of students from Harvard Business School (HBS) Trek-2024 about the risks of misinformation and fake news in the digital era. He encouraged the students to approach this issue with careful judgment. The delegation, which represented nine different countries, met with the army chief at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, as reported by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
More: This cautionary advice followed General Munir’s address at the Pakistan National Youth Convention 2024 the previous day. During his speech at the convention, he emphasized that it is the state’s duty to safeguard its people from the negative impacts of social media.
Also: He also highlighted the importance of the youth, calling them Pakistan’s most valuable asset, and assured that their potential would not be squandered. He expressed confidence in the future of Pakistan, seeing promise in the eyes of its young generation