General Qamar says Army Medical Corps will continue to serve the nation through professional excellence and inspiring leadership. PHOTO: FILE
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa acknowledged untiring services and sacrifices of medical staff all over the country, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The military's media wing said that the army chief inaugurated the Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET-CT) & Cyclotron System and Biplane Angiography System at the Armed Forces Institute of Radiology & Imaging (AFIRI) in Rawalpindi.
The COAS said that AFIRI being state-of-the-art facility is providing high-quality medical services to people of Pakistan, read the statement.
Acknowledging untiring services and sacrifices of medical staff all over the country, he said that the Army Medical Corps will continue to serve the nation through professional excellence and inspiring leadership.
Whole nation pays homage to health workers: PM Imran
Earlier on arrival, General Qamar was received by Lieutenant General Muhammad Amir. Adjutant General & Lieutenant General Khawar Rahman, Surgeon General.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan, while paying homage to the health workers, had said that the whole nation praised doctors and other health workers who are performing their duties on the frontlines in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
He said that all the needs of medical staff would be met by the government on a priority basis. “Doctors and health care staff are our first line of defence against the global epidemic, like coronavirus.”
“The whole nation pays tribute to the doctors, who are fighting to keep the nation safe from this epidemic,” the prime minister said, adding that no stone would be left unturned in meeting the requirements of the doctors and healthcare staff.
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