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Rawalpindi - December 20, 2010:
General Duncan McNabb, Commander United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) called on the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today at General Headquarters.
The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed matters of professional interest.
Rawalpindi - December 20, 2010:
General Duncan McNabb, Commander United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) called on the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today at General Headquarters.
The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed matters of professional interest.
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Rawalpindi - December 21, 2010:
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited swat today. He attended the earth breaking ceremony of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge near Barikot. The bridge is being constructed by Frontier Works Organization with UAE funding as part of the Quick Impact Projects. A United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation led by His Excellency Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, Ambassador of UAE was also present at the occasion. COAS thanked the brotherly Country for its support to the people of Pakistan.
The COAS later visited De-radicalization and Emancipation Program (DREP) Facility being run under the auspices of Pakistan Army. The facility is helping in rehabilitation of affected youth.
COAS also interacted with locals and reiterated that Army will continue to contribute meaningfully towards the development and rehabilitation of Swat.
Earlier on arrival, COAS was received by the Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik.
Rawalpindi - December 21, 2010:
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited swat today. He attended the earth breaking ceremony of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge near Barikot. The bridge is being constructed by Frontier Works Organization with UAE funding as part of the Quick Impact Projects. A United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation led by His Excellency Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, Ambassador of UAE was also present at the occasion. COAS thanked the brotherly Country for its support to the people of Pakistan.
The COAS later visited De-radicalization and Emancipation Program (DREP) Facility being run under the auspices of Pakistan Army. The facility is helping in rehabilitation of affected youth.
COAS also interacted with locals and reiterated that Army will continue to contribute meaningfully towards the development and rehabilitation of Swat.
Earlier on arrival, COAS was received by the Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and His Excellency Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, Ambassador of UAE attended the earth breaking ceremony of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge near Barikot, Swat. (21-12-2010) Photo ISPR
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I am happy to read about DREP program.
There is an intergenerational aspect to this conflict which is often not talked about. We talk about socio-economic, gender issues, but we don’t talk about who hostile groups engage with – they engage with youth, not elders, not anyone else
no militant leader is over 30 to 35 years old, their foot soldiers (poor pawns who are brainwashed and cant think for themselves using logic) are even younger
Engaging young people is missing in the strategic approaches being advanced by civil society, government and political parties. Even the community itself doesn’t take on board young peoples’ opinions
In Pakistan, especially tribal areas, nearly 55 pc of population is below 30-years of age.
As we extend intensive military and civilian authority in the tribal areas, we must address youth and their tendency to be recruited by hostile groups, which is like a small few being attracted to gangs.
happens in Mexico with the drug cartels; Brazil; happens in Columbia with the FARC marxist rebels; its a global phenomenon
anyways......
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Army to stay in Swat till elimination of militants, says COAS
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
By Essa Khankhel
MINGORA: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday said that troops would stay in Swat till the elimination of militants from the region.
Addressing a gathering of rehabilitated youth and Army Jawans at the De-radicalisation and Emancipation Programme (DREP) Centre in Barikot, he said that the people, police and Army had rendered great sacrifices for restoring peace and establishing the writ of the government in the scenic Swat Valley.
“I am really happy to see peace and ongoing development process in Swat,” General Kayani said. He urged the people to cooperate with the Army and law-enforcing agencies to purge the area of militants and anti-state elements.
He reiterated that the Army would continue contributing meaningfully towards the development and rehabilitation of the militancy-hit Swat district. The centre is run by the Pakistan Army for the rehabilitation of the affected youth by providing them psychological treatment, religious education and vocational training. A total of 46 youth were rehabilitated in the centre and handed over to their relatives.
Corps Commander, Peshawar, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik, Director General ISPR Major General Athar Abbas, Major General Najibullah, Major General Ashfaq Nadeem and DIG Malakand Police Qazi Jamilur Rehman were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, General Kayani performed the groundbreaking ceremony of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge near Barikot. The bridge is being constructed by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) with funding by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the quick impact projects. A delegation, led by the UAE Ambassador Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, was also present on the occasion. The COAS thanked the brotherly country of UAE for its support to the people of Pakistan.
INP adds: General Kayani assured the youths that the Army will not leave them after training and would help them in getting jobs. He asked them to remain in touch with the training centre for this purpose.
The COAS said those who were willing to join the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps and the police should offer their services and they would be accommodated. He assured that there would be reserved vacancies in the Army for the local people.
“Your happiness is our happiness and Pakistan and your province will be happy if you are happy. Do good job and prove useful for the families and the country.” the COAS advised the youths. General Kayani also announced that a cadet college would be built in Swat along with more educational institutions.
might as well 'revive' the DivHQ plans for Swat!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
By Essa Khankhel
MINGORA: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday said that troops would stay in Swat till the elimination of militants from the region.
Addressing a gathering of rehabilitated youth and Army Jawans at the De-radicalisation and Emancipation Programme (DREP) Centre in Barikot, he said that the people, police and Army had rendered great sacrifices for restoring peace and establishing the writ of the government in the scenic Swat Valley.
“I am really happy to see peace and ongoing development process in Swat,” General Kayani said. He urged the people to cooperate with the Army and law-enforcing agencies to purge the area of militants and anti-state elements.
He reiterated that the Army would continue contributing meaningfully towards the development and rehabilitation of the militancy-hit Swat district. The centre is run by the Pakistan Army for the rehabilitation of the affected youth by providing them psychological treatment, religious education and vocational training. A total of 46 youth were rehabilitated in the centre and handed over to their relatives.
Corps Commander, Peshawar, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik, Director General ISPR Major General Athar Abbas, Major General Najibullah, Major General Ashfaq Nadeem and DIG Malakand Police Qazi Jamilur Rehman were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, General Kayani performed the groundbreaking ceremony of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge near Barikot. The bridge is being constructed by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) with funding by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the quick impact projects. A delegation, led by the UAE Ambassador Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, was also present on the occasion. The COAS thanked the brotherly country of UAE for its support to the people of Pakistan.
INP adds: General Kayani assured the youths that the Army will not leave them after training and would help them in getting jobs. He asked them to remain in touch with the training centre for this purpose.
The COAS said those who were willing to join the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps and the police should offer their services and they would be accommodated. He assured that there would be reserved vacancies in the Army for the local people.
“Your happiness is our happiness and Pakistan and your province will be happy if you are happy. Do good job and prove useful for the families and the country.” the COAS advised the youths. General Kayani also announced that a cadet college would be built in Swat along with more educational institutions.
might as well 'revive' the DivHQ plans for Swat!
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Pakistan's Military Shapes Relationship With U.S.
by Julie McCarthy
December 21, 2010
A contingent of Pakistani troops march during a parade at a military training center in Karachi in 2009. The army is a powerful force in Pakistani political life. U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reflect the clout wielded by the chief of the military, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.
Classified U.S. diplomatic cables from Pakistan, released by WikiLeaks, reveal that despite billions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the civilian government, it is Pakistan's army that appears to be in charge.
The army is where the power lies in Pakistan, according to defense analyst Ayesha Siddiqa. She says anyone seen to be challenging the military or "the military's national narrative is then considered as anti-nationalist, as an enemy of the state, considered as operating on the other side."
Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the powerful chief of Pakistan's military, has rebuffed U.S. pleas to launch ground operations against militants based in the country's border areas near Afghanistan.
The diplomatic dispatches reveal the contempt Pakistan's military has for the country's civilian leadership.
According to classified cables, the head of the military, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, told U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson that as much as he dislikes President Asif Ali Zardari, and hinted last year he may have to oust him, he distrusts the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif even more.
"It means he doesn't trust the two most important politicians in Pakistan," says journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai.
And that means "he'll be unable to work with them. It does not augur well for Pakistani democracy, for the Pakistani state. [Kayani] will like to have his own way," Yusufzai says.
Inside Pakistan's Power Structure
Like many Pakistani observers, Yusufzai is angered to learn from WikiLeaks how Pakistani leaders confided their innermost thoughts to an American ambassador.
"She's holding a court, people coming in and out, telling her stories, and she's taking notes and she's passing it on," he says.
Mushahid Hussain is secretary general of the political faction known as the Pakistan Muslim League. He says the Americans come off as hypocritical for listening to the army chief talk about overthrowing the president — and not protesting.
"So it seems the Americans are quite blase about their relationship with an elected government, or an elected head of state," he says.
Anne Patterson, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, at an appearance in Los Angeles in March. According to Patterson's classified cables, released by WikiLeaks, U.S. diplomats in Pakistan hold little if any hope for full cooperation from Pakistan's military in pursuing militants.
According to the leaked documents, Zardari was so worried that the army would "take him out" that he made elaborate plans to install his sister in power if he were to die.
According to the documents, the army chief quipped, "She'd make a better president than her brother."
Uneasy Relations
Commentator and nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy notes that Zardari makes every effort not to antagonize the military. For example, Zardari agreed to resign as the head of the Nuclear Command Authority, Hoodbhoy says.
"[Zardari] meekly submitted. He said, 'Who do you want as the head?' And they said, 'We'll take the prime minister,' and he said, 'All right, take him.' Now that's the level of subservience that we have to the Pakistani military. What this says is that we're very far away from democracy," Hoodbhoy says.
Siddiqa, the defense analyst, says the military doesn't need to stage a coup d'etat. It's deploying the issue of corruption to corrode the public stature of the civilian leadership.
Zardari was already known as "Mr. 10 Percent" for his dubious handling of contracts when his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, was in power. Siddiqa says the army has deftly turned the president's tarnished image to its advantage.
Retired Brig. Saad Muhammad says the civilian government must "correct its course and stop the megacorruption." The former soldier and diplomat says, "If the situation comes to a pass where there is a total deadlock and the existence of the country is at stake, then I'm afraid Mr. Kayani or General X,Y,Z, he will have to intervene."
"You build a little more of his bad reputation, and he's there in the corner trying to defend himself. Once you let people divert their attention toward that, it doesn't take a lot for the military to control the national security policy, the foreign policy, the defense policy. All major issues are controlled by the military," she says.
Retired Brig. Saad Muhammad says unless the civilian government ends what he calls "mega-corruption," the army may have no choice but to stop it.
"If the situation comes to a pass where there is total deadlock and the existence of the country is at stake, then I'm afraid that Mr. Kayani [the army chief] or General X, Y, Z, he will intervene," he says.
Thwarted U.S. Aims
For the Americans, Kayani is not prepared to make the concessions they would like, at least not now. He has rebuffed U.S. pleas to launch a ground operation against the alphabet soup of militants based in Pakistan's border area, including the Haqqani network. Pakistan trusts the Haqqanis to help protect Islamabad's interests in Afghanistan.
In the memos from Patterson, the U.S. ambassador, and exposed by WikiLeaks, the envoy laments that "no amount of enhanced assistance" would persuade Pakistan to abandon these groups. Siddiqa says the Pakistani army will not compromise.
"In fact, Pakistani military has built this immense capacity to break bread with the Americans during the day and sleep with the Taliban at night," the dispatch says.
That problem will continue to preoccupy the Americans in the coming year as it seeks to achieve U.S. goals in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
by Julie McCarthy
December 21, 2010
A contingent of Pakistani troops march during a parade at a military training center in Karachi in 2009. The army is a powerful force in Pakistani political life. U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reflect the clout wielded by the chief of the military, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.
Classified U.S. diplomatic cables from Pakistan, released by WikiLeaks, reveal that despite billions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the civilian government, it is Pakistan's army that appears to be in charge.
The army is where the power lies in Pakistan, according to defense analyst Ayesha Siddiqa. She says anyone seen to be challenging the military or "the military's national narrative is then considered as anti-nationalist, as an enemy of the state, considered as operating on the other side."
Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the powerful chief of Pakistan's military, has rebuffed U.S. pleas to launch ground operations against militants based in the country's border areas near Afghanistan.
The diplomatic dispatches reveal the contempt Pakistan's military has for the country's civilian leadership.
According to classified cables, the head of the military, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, told U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson that as much as he dislikes President Asif Ali Zardari, and hinted last year he may have to oust him, he distrusts the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif even more.
"It means he doesn't trust the two most important politicians in Pakistan," says journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai.
And that means "he'll be unable to work with them. It does not augur well for Pakistani democracy, for the Pakistani state. [Kayani] will like to have his own way," Yusufzai says.
Inside Pakistan's Power Structure
Like many Pakistani observers, Yusufzai is angered to learn from WikiLeaks how Pakistani leaders confided their innermost thoughts to an American ambassador.
"She's holding a court, people coming in and out, telling her stories, and she's taking notes and she's passing it on," he says.
Mushahid Hussain is secretary general of the political faction known as the Pakistan Muslim League. He says the Americans come off as hypocritical for listening to the army chief talk about overthrowing the president — and not protesting.
"So it seems the Americans are quite blase about their relationship with an elected government, or an elected head of state," he says.
Anne Patterson, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, at an appearance in Los Angeles in March. According to Patterson's classified cables, released by WikiLeaks, U.S. diplomats in Pakistan hold little if any hope for full cooperation from Pakistan's military in pursuing militants.
According to the leaked documents, Zardari was so worried that the army would "take him out" that he made elaborate plans to install his sister in power if he were to die.
According to the documents, the army chief quipped, "She'd make a better president than her brother."
Uneasy Relations
Commentator and nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy notes that Zardari makes every effort not to antagonize the military. For example, Zardari agreed to resign as the head of the Nuclear Command Authority, Hoodbhoy says.
"[Zardari] meekly submitted. He said, 'Who do you want as the head?' And they said, 'We'll take the prime minister,' and he said, 'All right, take him.' Now that's the level of subservience that we have to the Pakistani military. What this says is that we're very far away from democracy," Hoodbhoy says.
Siddiqa, the defense analyst, says the military doesn't need to stage a coup d'etat. It's deploying the issue of corruption to corrode the public stature of the civilian leadership.
Zardari was already known as "Mr. 10 Percent" for his dubious handling of contracts when his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, was in power. Siddiqa says the army has deftly turned the president's tarnished image to its advantage.
Retired Brig. Saad Muhammad says the civilian government must "correct its course and stop the megacorruption." The former soldier and diplomat says, "If the situation comes to a pass where there is a total deadlock and the existence of the country is at stake, then I'm afraid Mr. Kayani or General X,Y,Z, he will have to intervene."
"You build a little more of his bad reputation, and he's there in the corner trying to defend himself. Once you let people divert their attention toward that, it doesn't take a lot for the military to control the national security policy, the foreign policy, the defense policy. All major issues are controlled by the military," she says.
Retired Brig. Saad Muhammad says unless the civilian government ends what he calls "mega-corruption," the army may have no choice but to stop it.
"If the situation comes to a pass where there is total deadlock and the existence of the country is at stake, then I'm afraid that Mr. Kayani [the army chief] or General X, Y, Z, he will intervene," he says.
Thwarted U.S. Aims
For the Americans, Kayani is not prepared to make the concessions they would like, at least not now. He has rebuffed U.S. pleas to launch a ground operation against the alphabet soup of militants based in Pakistan's border area, including the Haqqani network. Pakistan trusts the Haqqanis to help protect Islamabad's interests in Afghanistan.
In the memos from Patterson, the U.S. ambassador, and exposed by WikiLeaks, the envoy laments that "no amount of enhanced assistance" would persuade Pakistan to abandon these groups. Siddiqa says the Pakistani army will not compromise.
"In fact, Pakistani military has built this immense capacity to break bread with the Americans during the day and sleep with the Taliban at night," the dispatch says.
That problem will continue to preoccupy the Americans in the coming year as it seeks to achieve U.S. goals in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Isnt this something supposed to done by the goornoment of Pakistan?
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Coalition Support Fund: US releases $633m
The United States has given Pakistan 600 million dollars to help it confront extremists.
ISLAMABAD:
The United States has released more than $633 million (about Rs55 billion) through the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to Pakistan in an apparent move to persuade the government to launch a full-scale military offensive in North Waziristan.
The amount was long overdue, as the Obama administration believed to have held up the funds over suspicions that Pakistan was fudging figures on the costs it incurred on its campaign against extremism.
The CSF was established by the US in 2001 to cover some of the cost issues by the countries in the fight against extremist violence.
It covers 27 nations, including Pakistan, for logistical, military and other forms of support provided to the US in support of overseas contingency operations. Under the programme, Pakistan periodically submits expenses incurred in support of contingency operations.
Pakistan has a pivotal role in America’s battle against extremism. It played a significant role in the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by providing logistical support to the international coalition forces. The country also serves as the main supply route for the US-led Nato forces fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.
The latest reimbursement covers the period from January to June 2010.
Over $110 million was previously released in early November to finalise the reimbursement of 2009 claims of the Pakistan government.
“Since 2001, the United States has reimbursed Pakistan approximately $8.76 billion in CSF,” said the US Embassy Spokesman. State Bank Governor Dr Hafiz Kardar confirmed the reimbursement, saying the money will be transferred by December 28.
The development will help the government, facing the daunting task of managing the country’s economy, bridge budget deficit. The government expects another tranche of about $700 million in CSF from the US in the ongoing fiscal year.
Analysts say the latest reimbursement will put extra pressure on the government to meet the longstanding US demand of taking certain militant groups head on.
Washington suspects Pakistan military has hands off approach to some militant outfits namely the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
But Islamabad points out resources constraint as one of the major reasons behind its reluctance to open a new front.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had on Thursday insisted that Pakistan will not act on the dictation of any foreign country to carry out operation. The government also says it is not fighting America’s war.
But critics and right-wing parties question such claims, saying if it is Pakistan’s war then why it is being fought with American money.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2010.
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The United States has given Pakistan 600 million dollars to help it confront extremists.
ISLAMABAD:
The United States has released more than $633 million (about Rs55 billion) through the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to Pakistan in an apparent move to persuade the government to launch a full-scale military offensive in North Waziristan.
The amount was long overdue, as the Obama administration believed to have held up the funds over suspicions that Pakistan was fudging figures on the costs it incurred on its campaign against extremism.
The CSF was established by the US in 2001 to cover some of the cost issues by the countries in the fight against extremist violence.
It covers 27 nations, including Pakistan, for logistical, military and other forms of support provided to the US in support of overseas contingency operations. Under the programme, Pakistan periodically submits expenses incurred in support of contingency operations.
Pakistan has a pivotal role in America’s battle against extremism. It played a significant role in the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by providing logistical support to the international coalition forces. The country also serves as the main supply route for the US-led Nato forces fighting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.
The latest reimbursement covers the period from January to June 2010.
Over $110 million was previously released in early November to finalise the reimbursement of 2009 claims of the Pakistan government.
“Since 2001, the United States has reimbursed Pakistan approximately $8.76 billion in CSF,” said the US Embassy Spokesman. State Bank Governor Dr Hafiz Kardar confirmed the reimbursement, saying the money will be transferred by December 28.
The development will help the government, facing the daunting task of managing the country’s economy, bridge budget deficit. The government expects another tranche of about $700 million in CSF from the US in the ongoing fiscal year.
Analysts say the latest reimbursement will put extra pressure on the government to meet the longstanding US demand of taking certain militant groups head on.
Washington suspects Pakistan military has hands off approach to some militant outfits namely the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
But Islamabad points out resources constraint as one of the major reasons behind its reluctance to open a new front.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had on Thursday insisted that Pakistan will not act on the dictation of any foreign country to carry out operation. The government also says it is not fighting America’s war.
But critics and right-wing parties question such claims, saying if it is Pakistan’s war then why it is being fought with American money.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2010.
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COAS attends 6th Annual Scientific Symposium
RAWALPINDI, Dec 24 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani attended 6th Annual Scientific Symposium, organized by Amcolians Alumni Association of Army Medical College on Friday.
The symposium covered the subject of disaster management and was attended by leading national and international experts in the field. COAS appreciated the efforts of Army Medical Corps in the filed of disaster management.
He urged the participants to learn from past experiences and pepare themselves to meet the future challenges in a befitting manner.
Earlier, COAS was received by Surgeon General Lieutenant General Muhammad Rehan Burney at Army Medical College.
RAWALPINDI, Dec 24 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani attended 6th Annual Scientific Symposium, organized by Amcolians Alumni Association of Army Medical College on Friday.
The symposium covered the subject of disaster management and was attended by leading national and international experts in the field. COAS appreciated the efforts of Army Medical Corps in the filed of disaster management.
He urged the participants to learn from past experiences and pepare themselves to meet the future challenges in a befitting manner.
Earlier, COAS was received by Surgeon General Lieutenant General Muhammad Rehan Burney at Army Medical College.
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Rawalpindi - December 27, 2010:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Hyderabad and Chhor Garrisons today.
COAS was briefed about various training activities and developmental projects being undertaken by the Formation. He visited a Light Commando Battalion undergoing training at Kotri Firing Ranges. While interacting with the troops, he appreciated their morale and standards achieved. He emphasized the need to enhance individual basic skills in order to prepare for Low Intensity as well as conventional conflicts. He later visited Chhor Garrison and interacted informally with the officers and troops.
Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Ul Islam accompanied the COAS during the visit.
Rawalpindi - December 27, 2010:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Hyderabad and Chhor Garrisons today.
COAS was briefed about various training activities and developmental projects being undertaken by the Formation. He visited a Light Commando Battalion undergoing training at Kotri Firing Ranges. While interacting with the troops, he appreciated their morale and standards achieved. He emphasized the need to enhance individual basic skills in order to prepare for Low Intensity as well as conventional conflicts. He later visited Chhor Garrison and interacted informally with the officers and troops.
Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Ul Islam accompanied the COAS during the visit.
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Chief of Army Staff , General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani being briefed about the training activities during his visit to Kotri Ranges today.(27-12-2010) Photo ISPR
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Rawalpindi - December 28, 2010:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Karachi today.
COAS addressed officers of Karachi Garrison. He spoke about the domestic and regional security issues and also dilated upon the ongoing military operations to restore normalcy in terrorism affected areas of the Country. He also lauded rescue and relief efforts undertaken by various Army Formations during recent floods.
On arrival, COAS was received by Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Ul Islam.
Rawalpindi - December 28, 2010:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Karachi today.
COAS addressed officers of Karachi Garrison. He spoke about the domestic and regional security issues and also dilated upon the ongoing military operations to restore normalcy in terrorism affected areas of the Country. He also lauded rescue and relief efforts undertaken by various Army Formations during recent floods.
On arrival, COAS was received by Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir Ul Islam.
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