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| General Raheel Sharif (Image: Wiki Commons) |
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, who is due to retire on Nov. 29, started his farewell visits in the country on Monday.
"Chief of the Army Staff kicks off his farewell visits beginning from Lahore today," army spokesman Lt Gen. Asim Bajwa said.
Raheel, who was appointed the army chief on Nov. 29, 2013, addressed a huge gathering of Army and the paramilitary Rangers troops while on his farewell visit to Lahore Garrison.
"Thanking all ranks of the Army and Rangers for their services under his command," he said, adding that it was a matter of great pride for him to have commanded the finest army in the world.
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