NewsSeptember 13, 2016
Gen Raheel celebrates Eid with troops in Bajaur
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif offered Eid prayers with troops in Bajaur Agency and reviewed ongoing stabilization operations, reconstruction and border management.
According to a statement issued by the ISPR, the COAS commended the troops for their countless sacrifices and appreciated their high state of morale regardless of remoteness of area and the occasion of Eid away from their families.
On this occasion tribal elders also joined the Army Chief for Eid prayers and spent time with him. While talking to tribal elders, the COAS lauded their sacrifices in the cause of elimination of terrorists and restoration of peace in the area.
Gen Raheel reiterated the resolve that Pak Army would not leave without completing the job of bringing peace, completing rehab and transferring administrative control to an institutionalised mechanism.
Later, tribal elders thanked security forces and the COAS for cleansing their area from terrorists and assured him that they will continue their full support of the security forces.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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