RAWALPINDI, Dec 5 (APP): The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Saturday re-affirmed that Pakistan Army will defend, protect and preserve Pakistan at all cost. He stated this while expressing his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. The Nation, including the Army stands united in sharing their grief. Having met and talked to these families, he praised their exemplary strength of faith at this moment of trial.

This intrinsic strength is a true reflection of the indomitable will and resilience of the Pakistani Nation, he added.

The COAS attended funerals of some of Shaheeds of yesterday’s tragic terrorist attack on a Mosque during Juma Prayers, in which officers, soldiers, elders, children and civilians lost their precious lives. The COAS thanked the Nation for their wholehearted support and sympathy at this hour of grief. This spontaneous and overwhelming show of solidarity by the Nation with the Army is a treasure, which we deeply value and cherish, he said.

“Pakistan is our motherland. It is the bastion of Islam. We live and die for the glory of Islam and Pakistan. Our faith, resolve and pride in our religion and in our country is an asset, which is further reinforced after each terrorist incident,” Gen. Kayani said. Continue reading “Pakistan Army to Defend, Protect, Preserve Pakistan at all cost: COAS”