RAWALPINDI: COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed all army personnel providing security during elections 2018 to perform their duty responsibly.
COAS General Bajwa was chairing the�211th Corps Commanders� Conference at General Headquarters, today.
During the conference called the elections of 2018 as a national duty. He also added that all the army personnel should perform their duties during that period with responsibility. The army chief also said that the soldiers should not lose focus of defence and internal securities at hand either.
The Inter Services Public Relations, media wing of military tweeted the army chiefs remarks with a video today.
CCC at GHQ. Geo-Strat envmt reviewed. Mandated assistance to ECP will be provided for free, fair & transparent conduct of GE-18. “This national duty be performed with utmost responsibility and without losing any focus on defence and internal security challenges in hand”, COAS. pic.twitter.com/HNlpO4OouF
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) June 27, 2018
The army has been requested by the ECP to contribute 350,000 troops for securing polling stations as well as the printing presses during ballot printing.
The army chief also reviewed the progress of the operation Radd-ul-Fassad. He was briefed on the socio-economic progress of the areas cleared through the operations success.
