COAS visits Hyderabad, Chhor Garrisons

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Hyderabad and Chhor Garrisons on Monday.

An ISPR press release issued here on Monday said that the COAS was briefed about various training activities and development projects being undertaken by the Formation.

He visited a Light Commando Battalion undergoing training at Kotri Firing Ranges.

While interacting with the troops, he appreciated their morale and standards achieved. He emphasised the need to enhance individual basic skills in order to prepare for low intensity as well as conventional conflicts.

He later visited Chhor Garrison and interacted informally with the officers and troops. Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahir- Ul- Islam, accompanied the COAS during the visit.