Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has said that the whole world recognises Pakistan’s contribution to the fight against terrorism and wants to learn from our experience. He was talking to tribal elders and cadets after inaugurating a newly constructed state-of-the-art building of Cadet College Spinkai in South Waziristan Agency on Thursday. Paying tributes to the army and valiant tribes for defeating terrorists, clearing them from their hideouts and rendering countless sacrifices while standing alongside each other, the COAS said that the future of the country could only be secured through an educated and passionate youth.

“It is imperative for us to raise their (youth) potential to the optimal level so that they can measure up to the onerous challenges facing us today and awaiting us in the coming times,” he said. General Raheel said this cadet college was one of the series of quality institutions being built in all remote areas of FATA and the rest of the country to hone bright children. This initiative would go a great length in propelling the local youth into professional colleges and changing lives of their families, he said. “The Pak Army will continue to support the people of this area till completing the task of rehabilitation, reconstruction and complete transition to local civil administration,” he said. The COAS specially thanked the local tribes for donating land for the college and paid gratitude to the UAE leadership for financing the project.

Meawnhile, Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal visited the Line of Control at Nakiyal and Karela sectors on Thursday.

According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman, Lt Gen Iqbal met soldiers and appreciated their morale and daring response against unprovoked shelling by India.