Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday visited the Lahore Garrison and was briefed on various operational and training matters of the formation at the Corps Headquarters.
Later, COAS interacted with vice chancellors, faculty and students of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Forman Christian College University (FCU), University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore School of Economic (LSE), Punjab University (PU) and Government College University (GCU).
He appreciated the critical role being played by these premier educational institutions in preparing the future leadership and useful citizens of Pakistan. The COAS said that there was a dire need for human resource development in the fields of education, health, infrastructure/industry and environment. He also emphasised that spread of misinformation by groups having vested interests was not only creating misperceptions but also threatening cohesion in society.
General Bajwa stressed the need for staying united in order to thwart designs of hostile forces. “Pakistani youth is extremely talented and enterprising, given the right opportunities and enabling environment they will lead the country to progress and prosperity,” the COAS remarked.
Faculty members and students asked very candid questions during the exhaustive session and hailed the interaction as very positive and illuminating. Corps Commander Lieutenant General Muhammad Abdul Aziz was also present during the session.
