COAS visits Ordnance Centre, PAF War College

Army chief urges officers to make consistent efforts to keep abreast with modern developments

KARACHI:

The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived here on Thursday.

During his visit the army chief attended the Colonel Commandant Ceremony at Ordnance Centre, Malir. He installed Major General Syed Shahab Shahid as Colonel Commandant of Ordnance Corps. He 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.

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

Addressing the participants of 35th Air War Course, the COAS 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.

He said, "Superiority in 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."

The army chief reiterated, "We must remain vigilant to respond befittingly to any misadventure by the adversary."

The COAS also visited Fauji Foundation (FF) setups where he was briefed on the ongoing and future projects of the FF.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 11^th, 2022.