RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa formally installed Lieutenant General Nigar Johar as the first-ever female general to be appointed as Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) on Friday.
According to an Inter Services Public Relations media statement received here, the army commander paid a visit to the Army Medical Corps (AMC) Center in Abbottabad, where he placed a wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada and gave Fateha.
The COAS, speaking on the occasion, praised AMC’s commitment to providing high standards of healthcare in both peace and conflict.
“AMC has always responded to the call of duty amid natural tragedies, both at home and abroad,” he added. Our physicians and paramedics have been frontline combatants in the fight against COVID-19, demonstrating remarkable dedication and resolve to the safety and well-being of Pakistanis.”
“Installation of the first ever three star female General Officer of Pakistan Army as Colonel Commandant of AMC is indeed a matter of immense pride for Pakistan Army and the country,” the COAS emphasized.
Keeping pace with rapid advancements in medical science was imperative for the doctors and paramedics to keep themselves at par with modern militaries and best global practices in health care, he concluded.
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