27th Annual general meeting of DFVA held at Defence Services Officer Mess

Lahore: The 27^th Annual general meeting of Retired Defence Forces Veterans Association (DFVA) was held at Defence Services Officer Mess today. Commander Lahore Corps Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion he said that Defence Forces Veterans are source of pride and inspiration for the Armed Forces and the nation holds them in high esteem for the sacrifices rendered by them for the defence of the motherland.

He urged the veterans to play their role more effectively in the social sector as the country can still reap from their experience and expertise in various fields.

Earlier, in his opening address, Lieutenant General (Retd) Farooq Ahmad who is the President of DFVA threw light on the twenty seven years achievements of the association. It is pertinent to mention here that DFVA was founded in 1992 and in the same year was registered with the Govt of Punjab. It is a welfare society and a non-political and non-discriminatory organisation formed to look after the interests of retired personnel of Armed Forces and their families including all ranks.

The meeting was attended by a large number of Veteran officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and other ranks of the Armed Forces of Pakistan.