Army chief spends Eid with troops in Rajgal
'Eid on duty for the security of Pakistan and its people is the best festivity for us,' the COAS said
September 02, 2017
RAJGAL: The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa spent the first day of Eid-ul-Azha with soldiers deployed on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Rajgal.
"Eid on duty for the security of Pakistan and its people is the best festivity for us," the COAS said, according to a tweet by the Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor.
"Pakistan is our passion & our life; our lives are for Pakistan. 'Nothing/no one is above [our] country. Inshallah together we'll make it the best country," the General Bajwa said.
Earlier in the day, Gen Bajwa extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul Azha on Saturday.
A tweet by the DG ISPR said the army chief wished the country on the behalf of the armed forces.
“"Eid-ul-Azha gives us the message of peace, happiness, fraternity and selfless sacrifice for humanity", said the COAS, the tweet mentioned.
