*RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa onTuesday hosted Independence Day reception for retired officers andsoldiers.*

The reception is a regular annual event on August 14 where serving andretired officers and soldiers celebrate the day together, said a statementissued here by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The COAS congratulated all on Independence Day.

The participants payed tributes to martyrs, who sacrificed their lives forthe nation and the motherland.