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June 30 , 2023
PM, COAS Spend Eid with Army Officers, Soldiers in Parachinar
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Thursday spent the day of Eid al-Adha with army soldiers in Parachinar along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The prime minister was accompanied by Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Minister for Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif, and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb.
The prime minister and the army chief offered Eid prayers along with army officers and soldiers and later exchanged Eid greetings. The prime minister praised the Pakistan Army for its high resolve, operational preparedness and professional standards.
During the meeting with officers and soldiers, Shehbaz said that he along with the army chief was spending the Eid with them so that he could pay tribute to their efforts and passion for defending the borders of the motherland with bravery and courage.
He said that the officers and soldiers of Pakistan’s armed forces leave their personal comfort to perform the sacred obligation of protection, defense and security of the country. They bear the hardships of weather and difficult conditions, face all kinds of challenges and problems and guard the borders of the motherland and for that endeavor the nation salutes them, he added.
The prime minister felicitated the whole nation including officers and soldiers of armed forces on the occasion of Eid. He reaffirmed the resolve that there would be no place to hide for those who destroyed peace, perpetrated terrorism, or abetted or facilitated acts of terror. The Pakistaniat of the Pakistani nation failed the nefarious designs of the forces who were causing chaos and mayhem in the country, he said, adding those forces were defeated who wanted to create divisions and fissures in the nation for fulfillment of their evil agenda.
He said that martyrs were the pride and precious asset of Pakistan and the nation and their honor and dignity were above everything else. The prime minister laid a wreath at the monument of martyrs and offered prayers.
Earlier, the chief of army staff received the prime minister. On this occasion, Commander 11 Corps and high-level officers of the provincial government were also present. – The Express Tribune
Courtesy The Express Tribune
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