*RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Northern Light Infantryman (NLI) Battalion along the Line of Control (LOC) on Saturday.*
According to the ISPR, the COAS hailed state of operational readiness, high morale and motivation of the troops.
[image: COAS, Qamar, Bajwa, Northern Light Infantryman, Battalion, LOC]
He appreciated a befitting response to provocative Indian fire despite restraints on Pakistan Army due to safety and security of Kashmiris along the LOC.
COAS Qamar Bajwa said: “We are well aware of defence and security challenges being faced by the country and we are capable to defeat all threats ‘irrespective of the front’.”
Commander Rawalpindi Corps also accompanied COAS Qamar Bajwa.
Earlier on April 30, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Frontier Force Regimental Centre, Abbottabad.
During his visit, the army chief installed Lieutenant General Aamir Abbasi as Colonel Commandant of the FF Regiment, said the ISPR.