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Army’s operational readiness has acted as deterrence against enemies: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif said on Friday that the highest state of operational readiness of the army has always acted as the best deterrence against enemies of Pakistan.
During his visit to the Corps Headquarters Multan, COAS Sharif said the Pakistan army’s readiness to respond to any internal threat and disaster as a first responder has been our (army) hallmark.
Earlier, COAS was given a detailed briefing on Operational, training and administrative matters of the corps. COAS witnessed conduct of field training of an Armoured formation in the ambit of Corps Operation, comprising elements of Armour Artillery, Infantry, Air Defence and Light Commando Battalion.
COAS lauded the standard of training of the participating troops and underlined the need for use of modern technology to enhance the training standards with better economy of resources. COAS also visited other training facilities at Multan garrison.
Later, as part of army’s drive to contribute to nation building projects, COAS aid down the foundation stone of Multan Institute of Medical Sciences.
On arrival, COAS was received by Lieutenant General Abid Pervaiz.
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