RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has visited Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and inaugurated a Software Technology Park on Tuesday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), COAS was briefed on the latest situation and operational preparations of Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA) troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC).
#COAS visited Skardu and Gilgit today. On arrival at Skardu, COAS was briefed on latest situation and operational preparations of FCNA troops deployed along #LOC. Interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated their high morale, operational readiness (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Y4aKjtJYks
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) October 6, 2020
Interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated their high morale, operational readiness under challenging environment and harsh weather conditions, the army’s media wing, added.
COAS emphasized ensuring the highest levels of readiness for effectively responding to emerging threats.
…under challenging environment and harsh weather conditions. COAS emphasised to ensure highest levels of readiness for effectively responding to emerging threats. COAS also visited Gilgit and inaugurated state of the art Software Technology Park, (2/4) pic.twitter.com/TWh39eZH5G
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) October 6, 2020
The Army chief also visited Gilgit and inaugurated state-of-the-art Software Technology Park an initiative of the Special Communication Organisation (SCO), it added.
The army chief said, “The facility will help create an environment for research and innovation in the fields of IT and defense communication by honing and harnessing the skills of our brilliant youth”.
…It will serve as a trigger for development of cyber industry in the area. Acknowledging efforts of #SCO, COAS said that establishment of IT clusters in remote areas will have a great effect by encouraging innovation and digitisation. (4/4)
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) October 6, 2020
“It will serve as a trigger for the development of cyber industry in the area,” the ISPR quoted the army chief as saying.
Acknowledging the efforts of SCO, COAS said that the establishment of IT clusters in remote areas will have a great effect by encouraging innovation and digitization.
