RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday paid rich tributes to the sacrifices, valour and determination of the soldiers who were injured in the ongoing war on terror, a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Services (ISPR) said.
“There cannot be a bigger sacrifice for the motherland than one’s life or precious limbs”, the COAS said during his visit to the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM) in Rawalpindi on Monday.
The COAS said that our injured soldiers are our national heroes and the nation is proud of them. He assured them that army fully acknowledges their sacrifices and would do everything to bring comfort in their lives.
During his visit to the AFIRM, the army chief was given a detailed briefing on rehabilitation work undertaken by the Institute. With concerted efforts at the army level, the AFIRM has transformed into a premier rehabilitative medical institute with all sub specialties available under one roof.
The COAS appreciated the standard of facilities and care extended to the inmates by a team of dedicated doctors and paramedical staff of the AFIRM and praised their efforts in helping all military personnel wounded in various operations.
The army chief inaugurated Resettlement / Vocational Training Department where wounded soldiers will be imparted vocational training to help them integrate in the society as useful citizens once again.
Earlier on arrival, the COAS was received by Lieutenant General Azhar Rashid, Surgeon General Pakistan Army.
