LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Lahore and met senior serving and retired military officers at the Corps Headquarters.

The COAS had an interactive session on wide ranging issues including professional matters, security situation in the region, measures to optimise dividends of peace and stability and also the challenges and opportunities. At the end the participants shared multifarious suggestions and thanked the COAS for the candid discussion, according to a press release issued by the ISPR.

Gen Jehangir Karamat (retired), Gen Ahsan Saleem Hyat (retired), Gen Tariq Majid (retired), Gen Rashad Mahmood (retired) and Gen Raheel Sharif (retired) were also present during the interaction.

Earlier on arrival, the COAS was received by Lieutenant General Majid Ehsan, Commander Lahore Corps.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2020

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