SHINKIARI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday visited Junior Leaders Academy (JLA), Shinkiari and got detailed briefing on the army’s premium training institution.
The JLA is a premium army institution which imparts training on basic professional skills and leadership traits to junior commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of Pakistan Armed Forces as well as from number of friendly foreign countries, an ISPR press release said.
The COAS said training of junior leaders was extremely important as in modern warfare they had a critical role to play. He also interacted
with the faculty and was pleased to see young officers from Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Malakand as instructors.
On directions of the COAS, the academy is being upgraded as ‘Centre of Excellence for the Junior Military Leadership’ with enhanced
capacity and facilities. Inspector General, Training, and Evaluation (IGT&E) Lieutenant General Hidayat Ur Rehman and Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza were also present during the visit.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
Nasir praised role of Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who controlled situation with tolerance
A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
Mobile internet outages became common fixtures during protests by PTI since Imran was ousted in 2022
Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
