Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Siachin and laid wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada of Gyari. "We owe our independence to sacrifices of our Shuhada. Nothing is nobler than laying one's life in defence of the motherland", General Bajwa said. While talking to troops at Goma and Gilgit, CoAS said that "we all are proud to be soldiers of Pakistan and defending it irrespective of terrain or weather difficulties."
He said that despite facing internal security challenges, Pakistan army is fully prepared for effective response to perpetual threat from the East. Later, CoAS interacted with notables of Gilgit Baltistan and asured them that Army is extending full support to all initiatives aimed at ensuring the rights of GB as part of the federation. Earlier, on arrival at Skardu, CoAS was received by Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza.
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