RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go to waste, the Inter-Services Public Relations said Tuesday.
According to the military’s media wing, the army chief said this while conferring military awards to military men for their acts of gallantry during operations and meritorious services rendered to the nation during a ceremony held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
As many as 47 officers were awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military), while six officers, seven Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and 12 soldiers, were awarded the Tamgha-i-Basalat. Medals of Shuhada were received by their family members, said the ISPR.
Paying rich tribute to the martyrs and Ghazis, the COAS said: “We owe [the] peace and stability of our country to the selfless devotion and sacrifices of these officers and soldiers who are our real heroes.”
He said that there is no cause nobler than laying one’s life for the defence of their motherland and that sacrifices of the martyrs will not go in vain.
The COAS lauded the brave families of the martyrs for the supreme sacrifices they rendered for the country.
A large number of senior army officers and families of awardees attended the ceremony.
