RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited troops deployed along Line of Control (LoC) in Nikial Sector on Saturday. COAS was briefed on situation by a local commander. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Bajwa appreciated high state of operational readiness, effective response to Indian cease fire violations and high morale of troops. He also visited parents of shaheed Lieutenant Khawar at his home who embraced shahadat during an operation at Bannu. He hailed supreme sacrifice of the officer and his family for the motherland. Rawalpindi Commander Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza accompanied the COAS.