Army chief plays chess with student, lauds Pakistan's 'talented youth'

Published May 9, 2018
Gen Qamar Bajwa plays chess with a student. — Photo by ISPR
Gen Qamar Bajwa plays chess with a student. — Photo by ISPR

Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday met a group of female students from different public schools managed by a non-governmental organisation (NGO).

The delegation met the army chief at the General Headquarters, where Gen Bajwa played a game of chess with one of the visiting students.

Delegation met the army chief at GHQ. —ISPR
Delegation met the army chief at GHQ. —ISPR

The army chief lauded the visiting students' abilities in other sports, including cricket and football, and encouraged the students to equip themselves with knowledge of science, information technology as well as other "new disciplines".

Quoting the army chief, Inter-Services Public Relations said: "Pakistan is blessed with the most talented and vibrant youth, which is our real defence."

The NGO, Zindagi Trust, is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation that strives to improve the quality of public education across Pakistan. The organisation was founded by singer Shahzad Roy, who is also the Trust's president.

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He emphasised that promotion of sports is imperative for establishing a healthy and progressive society and all efforts in this direction are highly commendable, Radio Pakistan reported.

He advised the players to focus on education in addition to sports as it leads the nation towards the path of development and prosperity.

Street children are a valuable part of our society, says President Mamnoon. —PID
Street children are a valuable part of our society, says President Mamnoon. —PID

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