RAWALPINDI, Feb 04 (dna): The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamer
Jawed Bajwa has Thursday paid a visit to Lahore Garrison and addressed
officers on professional matters, the internal and external security
situation of the country, and his vision of an enduring peace within
Pakistan and the region.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS also
apprised the officers with the latest developments on Eastern Border.
The situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (II0J&K) was
also discussed wherein the COAS reaffirmed the commitment for a just
resolution of the Kashmir issue in line with the aspirations of people
of Kashmir.
He said, as reported in ISPR-released press statement, that people of
Kashmir and this region “deserve peace”.
Furthermore, COAS reiterated the need for “greater vigilance and state
of preparedness amid new challenges of hybrid war”.
Earlier today on arrival at Lahore, COAS was received by Corps Commander
Lieutenant General Muhammad Abdul Aziz.
In another security development reported earlier today citing ISPR, at
least four terrorists were killed while two security personnel “embraced
martyrdom” during an operation in North Waziristan.
According to the military’s media wing, the security forces observed the
presence of terrorists in a compound in Mir Ali area of North Wazirstan.
As soon as the troops cordoned off the area, terrorists opened fire on
them, said ISPR.
