Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has lauded the support of tribal people in combating terrorism and acknowledged their sacrifices for maintaining peace.

This he said during his visit to Parachinar, Kurram Agency, on Sunday to meet the injured of Saturday’s blast. He also met with tribal elders of the agency. The army chief said that Pakistan belongs to all of us without any religious, provincial, tribal, linguistic, ethnic and any other sectarian discrimination. He said with the support of tribal people, Army, FC and other law enforcement agencies have done a great job in stabilising the area and terrorists will fail to derail it. He lauded their efforts in maintaining tribal and sectarian harmony, which is source of national integration.

He announced the establishment of an Army Public School (APS) at Parachinar for quality education. Tribal elders thanked the army chief for sharing their sorrow and announcement of the establishment of APS. They pledged to continue efforts for enduring peace and stability in the region. Later, the army chief also visited CMH Peshawar and met critical injured of Parachinar blast that were evacuated by Army helicopters and vehicles on Saturday.