Special ceremony held in honour of country’s last CJCSC

Strong defence essential pillar of national security: General Shamshad

RAWALPINDI: A special ceremony was held at Joint Staff Headquarters on Wednesday to bid farewell to the country’s last Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General SahirShamshadMirza, who has completed 40 years of service, the military’s media wing said in a statement.

Gen Mirza’s tenure as CJCSC will end on November 27 (tomorrow), as the office will be abolished as per the recent 27th Constitutional Amendment. He has conducted farewell visits to both civilian and military leadership in the past several days.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the outgoing CJCSC was presented with a guard of honourby a contingent comprising personnel from the three services. The event was attended by former CJCSCs and senior military officers from the army, navy and air force.

A contingent of soldiers from the three services present a guard of honour to outgoing CJCSC General SahirShamshadMirza at Joint Staff Headquarters on November 26. — Screengrab via ISPR

“In his address, the outgoing CJCSC expressed gratitude to Allah Almighty for granting him the strength to perform his duties with dedication, professionalism and selfless devotion,” the statement read, adding that he paid tribute to the armed forces and martyrs for their sacrifices.

“He (Gen Mirza) highlighted that in the current geo-strategic environment, strong national defence is an essential pillar of national security and reaffirmed that the nation’s defence remains impregnable and our valiant officers and soldiers stand ever-ready to make it even more formidable,” the ISPR said. Staff Report