Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) and offered the day’s congregational prayers with those deployed on the frontline, said a statement by the military media wing.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) added that special prayers were made for the peace and prosperity of the nation.
“Remember, for us, the defenders of Pakistan, our first family is the Pakistani nation, then the ones back home,” said the army chief as quoted by ISPR.
General Bajwa, while referring to the voluntary decision by the armed forces to cut defence spending, said the armed forces have taken the decision to “forego even the routine increase in annual defence budget”.
He added that the initiative is “not a favour to the nation as we are one, through thick and thin”.
The army chief said the cuts will have no impact on the response potential to all types of threats and the quality of life afforded to the soldiers.
