*RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said onWednesday the military’s decision to forgo an annual increase in defencebudget is “not a favour to the nation.”*
“Irrespective of the voluntary cut in defence budget in upcoming financialyear, there shall be no impact on our response potential to all types ofthreat and the quality of life of the soldiers,” ISPR quoted him as sayingthat while speaking to the troops after offering Eidul Fitr prayers.
Gen Bajwa spent Eid with the troops stationed along the Line of Control(LoC). He interacted and exchanged Eid greetings with them.
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COAS spent Eid with troops along LOC. “Best Eid for a soldier is to havepride for being on duty of defending the motherland even on such festivedays away from family. For defenders of Pakistan, our first family is thePakistani nation, then the ones back home”, COAS.link
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COAS said the best Eid for a soldier is to take pride in defending themotherland even on such festive days away from his family. “Remember, forus, the defenders of Pakistan, our first family is the Pakistani nation,then the ones back home,” he said while addressing the servicemen.
Talking about the military’s decision to forgo a routine increase inmilitary budget, he is “this initiative is not a favour to the nation as weare one, through thick and thin.”
Gen Bajwa said “the no pay raise decision is also only for the officers andnot for the soldiers.
