Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that the Pakistani army will carry on fighting terrorism in the country.
He also said that the Baloch regiment has given many sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
The army chief said this while addressing a two-day conference at the Baloch Regimental Centre in Abbottabad.
Addressing the participants, which included soldiers and officers of various ranks, as well as retired generals, Gen Bajwa said, “I am proud of the significant role of the Baloch Regiment in defending the country.”
He also said that army is the protector of borders. Gen Bajwa was made the honorary Colonel-in-Chief of the Baloch Regiment during the ceremony and laid a floral wreath at the martyrs’ monument of the regiment.
Former army chiefs Generals Mirza Aslam Beg and Ashfaq Pervez Kayani also attended the ceremony.
Both generals, as well as the present army chief, belong to the Baloch Regiment of the army.