COAS expresses grief at loss of lives in Neelum Valley bridge collapse incident    

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in Neelum Valley bridge collapse accident.

According to a statement issued here by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS directed for all possible assistance to civil admission for relief and rescue.

Pakistan Army Rescue and relief efforts under way and a special SSG divers’ team was sent for search operation.

Army troops along with doctors and paramedics reached at the incident site. Two Pakistan army helicopters and SSG special divers flown to incident site. Four dead bodies and 11 injured have been evacuated by helicopter from Shahkot to Muzffarabad, the ISPR statement said.