Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has stressed the need for youth to adopt fact-based analysis to play a meaningful role in society, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

CDF Munir made the remarks during an interaction with a delegation of students from Harvard Business School during their visit to Pakistan, the military's media wing said in a statement. The delegation from Harvard Business School consisted of students from multiple countries, it added. The interaction focused on regional and global developments, Pakistan's security outlook, and its efforts to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and beyond.

"The COAS and CDF highlighted the importance of education, skill development, entrepreneurship, and applying fact-based analytics among young people to contribute meaningfully in an increasingly volatile world, prone to social media and propaganda," the ISPR said. During the meeting, the students from Harvard Business School appreciated the "openness and warmth of the people of Pakistan" as well as the tremendous potential and opportunities that Pakistan possesses.

The army chief's remarks come amid Pakistan's renewed push for a lasting end to the war in the Middle East. CDF Munir visited Tehran on August 24, where he called on Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian Supreme Leader's representative on the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.