Army chief urges to remain vigilant against any 'misadventure'

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated to remain "vigilant to respond befittingly to any misadventure by the adversary", the military said in a statement.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief attended the Colonel Commandant Ceremony at Ordnance Centre in Karachi’s Malir district.

He installed Major General Syed Shahab Shahid as Colonel Commandant of Ordnance Corps.

Gen Qamar appreciated the Corps for their role in war and peace, especially during war against terrorism. A large number of serving and retired officers and soldiers from Ordnance corps attended the ceremony.

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The COAS also visited PAF Air War College Institute in the port city.

Addressing the participants of the 35th Air War Course, he appreciated the thorough professionalism of PAF and its enviable achievements.

The army chief urged the officers to make consistent efforts to keep abreast with modern developments and maintain cutting edge advantage.

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He said that superiority in the modern-day battlefield can only be maintained if “we remain alive to contemporary challenges and are prepared to tackle them in line with emerging modern concepts”.

“We must remain vigilant to respond befittingly to any misadventure by the adversary,” the COAS was cited by the ISPR as saying.

Earlier on arrival in Karachi, Gen Qamar was accompanied by Lieutenant General Muhammad Saeed, Commander Karachi Corps.