SIALKOT: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the formation of Sialkot Corps during its winter collective training exercise and witnessed the final phase of the operational exercise by an Infantry Division.
COAS appreciated the battle procedures and operational proficiency of the participants. Speaking at the occasion, he said, “We cannot afford to ignore our preparations and readiness for a conventional response despite our commitments in ongoing Operation Raddul Fasaad. Our experience of sub-conventional operations is an addition to our combat worthiness.”
He said that a professional army which is well-trained, equipped and practised deters war. COAS said that he takes pride in leading an army which, by the grace of God, has served the nation by successfully combating terrorism and is prepared to respond to any conventional threat on borders for the defence of the motherland.
