ACCORDING to an ISPR press release, Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif has said the army respects other institutions but will preserve the pride of its own institution at every cost.

This is a timely statement from the new army chief whose institution has been the victim of a barrage of unwarranted criticism in recent months. It is sad that while our officers and soldiers are embracing Shahadat while protecting the country from internal and external enemies, some people are busy ridiculing the forces on one pretext or another.

Brig (r) Akhtar Zamin
Karachi