“Pakistan is blessed with the most talented and vibrant youth, which is our real defence,” said Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa during an interaction with a group of female students from different public schools managed by Zindagi Trust.

According to ISPR, the delegation met the army chief at the General Headquarters, where Gen Bajwa played a game of chess with one of the visiting students. It said that the army chief lauded the visiting students' abilities in other sports, including cricket and football, and encouraged the students to equip themselves with knowledge of science, information technology as well as other new disciplines.

The founder of Zindagi Trust Shehzad Roy and official spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces Major General Asif Ghafoor were also present at the occasion.