SHINKIARI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa onWednesday said that the training of junior leaders was extremely importantbecause of their critical role in modern warfare.

According to ISPR said the army chief visited the Junior Leaders Academy(JLA) in Shinkiari today. The COAS was given a detailed briefing by thecommandant.

JLA is a premium army institution which imparts training on basicprofessional skills and leadership traits to Junior Commissioned officers(JCOs) and Non Commissioned Officers NCOs) of the Pakistan Armed forces aswell as from a number of friendly foreign countries.

On the directives of the COAS, the academy is being upgraded as “Centre ofExcellence for the Junior Military Leadership” with enhanced capacity andfacilities.

General Bajwa also interacted with the faculty and was pleased to see youngofficers from FATA and Malakand as instructors, said the press release fromthe military’s media wing.

Inspector General, Training, and Evaluation (IGT&E) Lieutenant GeneralHidayat Ur Rehman and Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General NadeemRaza were also present during the visit.