..Pak chief of army staff, meaning he pulls the strings on the Nawaz Sharif puppet to make it dance and sing and not do much at all....
has said that 2016 would be the "year of national solidarity" and also final year of terrorism in his country.
"The new year will be the year when terrorism will end," he said during an address to the elders of Gwadar, Talar and Turbat areas of Makran division.
According to Pakistain's Dawn news, Gen. Sharif added during his speech that the nation would witness the birth of peace and justice in the year.
"Peace and justice will be ensured across the country with the support of the nation."
Regarding the restive province of Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
where separatists have been fighting for autonomy independence, the army chief said that it would be turned into a peaceful province.
"Pakistain is on way to success and happiness and the people of Balochistan will also benefit from this," he said.
This comes as Pakistain has opened a new phase of talks with its neighbors India and Afghanistan on solving regional issues.
But the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force base in India on Saturday might again affect ties between the two countries.