Times of Islamabad

Corps Commander Rawalpindi visits LoC, gives important instructions to troops

Corps Commander Rawalpindi visits LoC, gives important instructions to troops

*RAWALPINDI: Corps Commander Rawalpindi, Lieutenant General Bilal Akbarvisited the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, ISPR reported.*

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Corps CommanderRawalpindi Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar visited troops deployed along LOCat Siachin, Neelum, Muzaffarabad valleys, Kotli and Bhimber Sectors.

Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar hailed high state of readiness and morale oftroops. He also reiterated commitment for safety and security of populationalong the LOC.

It must be noted that at least five Pakistan Army soldiers were martyredand another received injuries in an explosion along the Line of Control inChamb sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday.

According to the military’s media wing, the incident occurred in JhambSector along the Loc. “The incident is evident of state-sponsored terrorismby India violating bilateral ceasefire agreement and the internationalrules,” read the statement.

The spokesperson had said, ” The nature of the blast is being ascertained.”

The martyred soldiers include Subedar Muhammad Sadiq, Sepoy MuhammadTayyab, Sepoy Sher Zaman, Sepoy Zohaib, and Sepoy Ghulam Qasim