PESHAWAR, March 14: Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat on Tuesday visited the Corps Headquarters and called on Corps Commander Lt-Gen Mohammad Hamid Khan.

He was received by the corps commander and was introduced to senior staff officers of the corps headquarters.

General Ahsan was given a detailed briefing on the security situation on the western borders and development works being undertaken by the army for the socio-economic uplift of the people of Fata.

Vice Chief of Army Staff expressed complete satisfaction over operational preparedness of troops and paid rich tributes to the officers and men of the security forces for rendering supreme sacrifices in the defence of the country and purging tribal areas of terrorism.

He voiced the hope that the ongoing uplift works would not only put an end to the decades old sense of deprivation of the tribesmen but also bring them into the main stream of national life.

General Ahsan also visited CMH Peshawar, where he was briefed about healthcare facilities being extended to patients. He also took a round of various wards and inquired about the health of patients.