On the allegations of Pakistan's direct support to the Taliban in the ongoing terror and thousands of Pakistanis travelling to Afghanistan to assist the Taliban, Imran Khan claimed that they were not terrorists, but normal civilians, who are returning to their country.
Army Chief General M M Naravane said that the idea to open up Army for civilians came up after they learnt from visits to colleges and universities that the youth were eager to experience army life.
Civilians and police officers have constantly the targets of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir who have been trying to scare the people from supporting or joining the security forces.