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COAS Kayani visits Swat, pays tribute to Upper Dir martyrsRAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Division Headquarters in Swat today.
According to an ISPR press release, the army chief prayed for Major General Shanaullah Khan, Lieutent Colonel Touseef Ahmed and Lance Naik Irfan Sattar who were martyred during a Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) attack in Upper Dir.
COAS Paid rich tributes to them for their ultimate sacrifice and said that the whole nation would remain indebted to them.
Recounting the success of Military Operation in Swat, COAS appreciated the troops for successfully evicting militants from Malakand Division. He specially lauded them for their post operation role of settlement of internally displaced people (IDPs) back in their hometowns, reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure, and capacity building of civil administration including training of police. During the last couple of years, a host of reconstruction and rebuilding projects have been completed by the Army in Malakand and Swat, helping bring normalcy in the area and relief to the locals.
COAS reiterated that Army would continue to play its role in rebuilding the area and assisting civil administration in maintenance of law and order.
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