RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday appreciated the contributions of the Sindh Regiment towards the security and defence of the country while on a tour of the regimental centre, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The army chief pinned ranks to Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza as Colonel Commandant of the Sind Regiment during the visit and also laid a floral wreath on the Martyrs Monument.

The ceremony to pin the ranks was attended by a large number of serving and retired officers and soldiers of the regiment, added ISPR.

Earlier, on arrival at Hyderabad, General Bajwa was received by Lieutenant General Shahid Baig Mirza, Corps Commander Karachi.