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COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa spends Eid with troops along Line of Control

COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa spends Eid with troops along Line of Control
June 5, 2019
RAWALPINDI (92 News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa spent Eidul Fitr with troops along the Line of Control (LOC). According to the ISPR, the COAS offered prayers with troops on the front line. Special prayers made for peace, progress and prosperity of Pakistan. COAS, Gen Qamar Bajwa, Eid, troops, Line of Control Talking to troops, the COAS said that best Eid for a soldier is to have pride for being on duty of defending the motherland even on such festive days away from family. “Remember, for us, the defenders of Pakistan, our first family is the Pakistani nation, then the ones back home,” COAS said. COAS, Gen Qamar Bajwa, Eid, troops, Line of Control Talking about voluntary decision to forego even the routine increase in annual defence budget, COAS said, “This initiative is not a favour to the nation as we are one, through thick and thin.” He said: “Irrespective of the voluntary cut in the defence budget in the coming financial year (FY), there shall be no impact on our response potential to all types of threat and quality of life of the soldiers. The no pay raise decision is also only for the officers and not for the soldiers. We shall manage the shortfall during the FY by tightening our belt in areas where it doesn’t effect the two aforesaid aspects,” the COAS concluded.