COAS lauds contributions of doctors, paramedics in fight against terrorism  

RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, visited Army Medical Center, Abbottabad on Friday.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Raheel interacted with the officers and men of Army Medical Corps and appreciated the contributions and sacrifices of doctors and paramedic staff in improving the healthcare standards in peace and war especially in fight against terrorism.

COAS lauded the efforts of Army Medical Center (AMC) in setting up the hospitals, specially the specialized treatment including, liver transplant unit, hands and upper limbs surgery center.

The Army Chief remarked that the training establishments like National University Medical Sciences (NUMS) and paramedics training institutes are serving the requirements of developing human resource and skill sets.

He further emphasized that AMC has always answered the call of duty during national calamities both inland and abroad and disaster management.

General Raheel Sharif further said that medical science is progressing at a rapid pace, and it is imperative for doctors to keep themselves abreast to the latest development.

Later, COAS pinned the badges of rank on the shoulders of Lieutenant General Asif Mumtaz Sukhera to formally install him Colonel Commandant of Army Medical Corps.