TIL Desk/World/Islamabad-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif reviewed the operational preparedness of the country’s armed forces on Monday, even as the military claimed three instances of ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC).
According to a brief statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Sharif visited the headquarters of the Strike Corps, the name given to the famed 1 Corps based in Mangla.
A brief video released by the ISPR shows Strike Corps Commander Lt Gen Umar Farooq Durrani briefing the army chief. Lahore Corps Commander Lt Gen Sadiq Ali, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Hidayatur Rehman, Gujranwala Corps Commander Lt Gen Ikramul Haq and Director General Military Operations Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza were also present at the occasion.
The army chief’s visit to the 1 Corps is seen as a clear message to the enemy that the armed forces are ready to meet any eventuality. Retired Lt Gen Ghulam Mustafa, who used to command the Strike Corps, termed the army chief’s visit to Mangla “highly significant”. “Normally, such meetings take place at the General Headquarters and are not announced.
