RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Central Ordnance Depot (COD) on Tuesday, said a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The COAS visited various facilities and infrastructures of the depot, handling vast range of specialised equipment and clothing items for the army.

He appreciated the COD in reducing the burden on national exchequer by reviving obsolete equipment and safeguarding stocks for optimum use.

Chief of Logistics Staff Lt Gen Azhar Saleh Abbasi accompanied the COAS.

The army chief also inaugurated Army Public School (APS) Cobbe Lines Rawalpindi.

The school has a capacity to accommodate 1,200 students.

Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2019

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