Army chief Gen Asim Munir has invited the cricketers currently getting training at Kakul Academy for Iftaar dinner.
Islamabad: Army chief Asim Munir invites cricketers for Iftaar dinner. The national team’s fitness training in the academy will conclude on April 7. The players will leave Abbottabad for Rawalpindi and have Iftaar dinner with the army chief.
Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi visited Kakul on Monday to personally observe the ongoing fitness camp being conducted by trainers from the Pakistan Army ahead of Pakistan’s T20 series against New Zealand.
The visit aimed at gathering firsthand insights into the training camp and to extend gratitude to the army for their invaluable support in organising the camp.
The fitness camp has been instrumental in enhancing the physical capabilities of Pakistan’s T20 players, ensuring they are in optimal condition for the forthcoming cricketing assignments which also include ICC T20 World Cup in June this year.
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The chairman also took the opportunity to interact with the players, personally commending them for their dedication and active participation in the camp.
He expressed satisfaction over the players’ enthusiasm and commitment towards enhancing their fitness levels.
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a position in the Pakistani Army held by a four-star general. As the highest-ranking officer, it is one of the most powerful positions in the army.
This is the senior most appointment in the army who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, usually consulting with the Chairman joint chiefs to act as a military adviser to the Prime Minister and its civilian government in the line of defending the land borders of the country. The Chief of the Army Staff exercises responsibility of command and control of the operational, combatant, logistics, and training commands within the army.
The appointment, in principle, is constitutionally subjected to be for three years but an extension may be granted after the approval by the President on the recommendations of the Prime Minister. The Chief of the Army Staff is based in the GHQ, and the current Chief is General Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, serving in this capacity since 29 November 2022.
