Staff Report
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that the Pakistan Army remained focused on evolving security situation and determined to take the battle to the terrorists and break nexus with their facilitators to ensure lasting peace through socioeconomic development.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Chief of Army Staff visited Miranshah – North Waziristan and Tarbela on Friday. At Miranshah, Chief of Army Staff laid a floral wreath at the Martyrs’ Monument to pay homage to brave soldiers who laid lives while defending the motherland.
Field commanders briefed COAS on the latest security situation in the area and response mechanisms to thwart the terrorist threat, ISPR said.
The Army Chief also visited frontline troops deployed along Pakistan – Afghanistan Border. While talking with officers and men, Chief of Army Staff commended their professionalism, high morale, and operational readiness, ISPR said in a press release.
COAS appreciates troops’ morale
Chief of Army Staff said that Pakistan Army would consolidate the hard-earned peace, made possible by the supreme sacrifices of the resilient Pakistani nation and LEAs.
Later, COAS also visited HQ SSG Tarbela. Chief of Army Staff met officers and men of SSG, including the elite Zarrar Company whose soldiers gallantly acted in the recent Bannu CTD complex operation and Aviation.
Chief of Army Staff praised their indomitable spirit, sacrifices, and commitment to duty in various operations. COAS said that SSG is the pride of the Nation, and it has proved its metal over the years.
Earlier on arrival, Chief of Army Staff was received by Lieutenant General Hassan Azhar Hayat, Commander of Peshawar Corps.
