Sarwar Awan
Rawalpindi
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Tuesday witnessed a demonstration of state-of-the-art, Chinese-origin, the third-generation main battle tank, the VT-4, at the field firing ranges near Jhelum.
This potent war fighting machine will be employed in offensive role by strike formations after induction, the ISPR said in a statement.
The statement added that VT-4 is compatible with any modern tank in the world integrating advanced armour protection, maneuverability, fire power capabilities and state of the art technology.
Later, interacting with the officers and men, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed satisfaction over the performance of VT-4 tank, fresh addition to inventory of the Armoured Corps after induction of indigenously produced Al-Khalid-1 tank. The army chief said Pakistan Army was alive to
emerging challenges and regional threats. “We are completely focused towards internal and external challenges to defence of the country and prepared with a matching response against all threats to sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of
Pakistan,” he added.
