Army Medical College Gets World Recognition

ISLAMABAD: In recognition of its meritorious reputation as a leading institution in medical education, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), has been included in the international directory of medical colleges. Foundation for Advancement in Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) has issued a notification in this connection. 

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has congratulated the NUST management, faculty and students for the praiseworthy achievement. In his remarks, NUST Rector Muhammad Asghar termed the accomplishment a fruit of commitment of the college faculty and students. The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council also awarded Army Medical College, NUST, the status to supervise PhD Chemical Pathology in addition to Biochemistry. pr

Pak Army: SWA Returnees Assured Of Early Rehabilitation

WANA: The Pakistan Army along with the political administration will make all-out efforts to ensure all basic facilities to the people who have returned to native areas in the South Waziristan Agency (SWA).

The assurance was given by the Pakistan Army operational commander for South Waziristan Major-General Ahmad Mehmood Hayat during a chat with reporters at Sararogha where the political administration and army had arranged a welcome for the returning families on Thursday.

He said the militancy incurred heavy losses on the property and lives of tribal people during last one decade, but Pakistan Army and the political authorities would leave no stone unturned to mitigate the miseries of the militancy-stricken tribal people by providing them all basic necessities of life in their natives areas.

South Waziristan Political Agent Shahidullah Khan told reporters that efforts were being made to approve a development package for the displaced families so that normalcy could return to the tribal region.

Earlier, the officials of the armed forces and political administration garlanded the returnees while local youth danced to the drumbeats to accord them a warm welcome.It may be recalled here that some 4,874 families comprising 1,118 members returned to native towns in South Waziristan during the three-day repatriation process that ended on July 18.

Peace Jirga To Support Pak Army In Fight Against Terrorism

MINGORA: Nepki Khel Peace Jirga has decided to form new strategy for combating terrorism in Swat district and expressed the resolve to stand side by side Pakistan Army for the maintenance of peace.

  

This was stated by head of the peace jirga Saifullah Khan while addressing a jirga at Kabal. He maintained the peace jirga had no political motive and its prime objective was to eliminate terrorism and establishment of peace in the district. He said their Jihad against terrorism would continue.

Rescue Operation In Gayari Sector Siachen Continues Round The Clock At Its Full Swing

The PRIDE of Pakistan Six Northern Light Infantry Regiment (NLI) which was on duty of our protection on the world’s highest battle ground and operating in temperatures as low as -60 C (-76 F), vicious winds and altitude sickness. The region is just east of the world’s second-highest peak, K-2. A battalion headquarters size Pakistani post working since last 20 years in Gayari sector of Siachen came under avalanche 80 feet deep.

The left over soldiers covered beneath an enormous snow slide in the Gayari sector of Siachen on April 7, have been affirmed as “Shuhada” (martyrs). The nation mourns its 138 sons including 11 civilians trapped deep under the snow after a massive landslide hit the Army base-camp at the height of 20,700 feet. Rescue operation is continuously going on despite bad weather and other difficulties from day 1 at five priority points and 450 people are taking part in this operation. SPD teams, Army Search & Rescue Teams, using heavy equipment are participating in the rescue efforts.

124 days have passed since the tragic incident of Gayari, search operations, excavation work is taking time due to constraints imposed by terrain and weather. Through their untiring efforts, bodies of 79 Shuhada have been recovered, so far. Nature and magnitude of the calamity is suggestive of no probability of recovering any person alive. The army has vowed to continue the operation until all the bodies are recovered.

Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said all-out efforts are being made to retrieve the trapped soldiers under an avalanche in the Gayari Sector. Talking to media at Skardu, he appealed the nation to pray to recover the trapped soldiers under the ice. He said Army men are discharging their duties despite all the hardships in Siachen and our thoughts and prayers are with the stranded soldiers and with their families in this most terrible and trying time. We salute the spirit of more than 450 rescue workers braving the hostile weather conditions to retrieve the missing sons of the soil.

The entire nation salutes the Gayari martyrs for their supreme sacrifice who laid their lives for our safety and security while performing sacred duties of defending their motherland on the world’s highest war zone “Siachen”. As a nation we are united and stand with them and we all pray for them and their family.