“Allah Almighty has blessed Pakistan with many resources,” he said while addressing the national seminar on agriculture and food security at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad. “We are a capable nation, which has the potential to rise to the top.”

He stressed that everybody should contribute to its development.

General Munir expressed confidence that Pakistan would achieve progress and development and “no power on the earth can stop this from happening”.

He said: “We have gathered to make Pakistan green once again.”

Agriculture experts and farmers highly appreciated the government’s landmark initiative and the Pakistan army’s special focus on revolutionising the agriculture sector by promoting modern contemporary technology, a collaboration of public and private sectors and trickling down dividends to the local farmers to alleviate poverty, the state broadcaster reported.