Operational Readiness: Army chief sees field training in Multan

Highest state of operational readiness of the Army has always acted as the best deterrence, says General Raheel Sharif

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif on Friday said that highest state of operational readiness of the Army has always acted as the best deterrence against enemies of Pakistan. “Our ever readiness also to respond to any internal threat and disaster as a first responder, has been our hallmark,” he made these remarks during his visit to Corps Headquarters Multan. Earlier, the COAS was given detailed briefing on operational, training and administrative matters of the corps. General Raheel witnessed conduct of field training of an armoured formation in the ambit of Corps Operation, comprising elements of armour artillery, infantry, air defence and light commando battalion. He lauded the standard of training of the participating troops and underlined the need for use of modern technology to enhance the training standards.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2014.