RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited families of Major General Amjad Hanif (Shaheed) and Major Muhammad Talha Manan (Shaheed) at Rawalpindi, the military’s media affairs wing said on Saturday.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), COAS Bajwa on the occasion said, “Shuhada are the pride of our nation, we can never thank families of our Shuhada enough for their great sacrifice”. He said, “It is our duty to stay connected with them and we are forever responsible for their well-being.”

Separately, General Bajwa received telephone call from General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of General Staff (CGS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Chief of General Staff KSA expressed deepest condolences over tragic loss of precious lives due to helicopter crash in Lasbela.