Army chief holds meetings with president, PM

Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa separately called on President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday and discussed with them matters of mutual interest.

A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said that during the meeting, the prime minister and the army chief discussed professional matters pertaining to the Pakistan Army.

General Qamar called on President Alvi to brief him about the professional preparedness and measures being taken by the security forces against the terrorist elements. During the meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, they discussed the national security and regional situation, a press release said.

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The COAS reiterated the resolve that the armed forces were committed to eliminate militants and miscreants from the country. On the occasion, the president paid rich tribute to the security forces, who laid down their lives in the recent operations against the militants in Balochistan and the merged tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Alvi said that the nation was proud of the sacrifices of its armed forces, which had always defended the national frontiers against all odds.