Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa

Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa (File Photo)
Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa visited the western divisional headquarters of the Nepal Army, Kandre army post, Syanjha barracks and Gorkha barracks on Sunday.

Addressing army personnel during his visit, CoAS Thapa urged all to be committed in their duty of maintaining peace and stability in the country,according to a press release issued by the Directorate of the Public Relations of Nepal Army.

Thapa also said that the Nepal Army is committed to protect the human rights during the time of conflict as well as peace and added that the Army is following the directives regarding protection and promotion of human rights.

Thapa also went to Dangsingh to observe the two-week old landslide that had killed 21 people. He was briefed about the landslide by army personnel at the army post near the landslide.

Thapa visited security agencies of western development region differing the summon of the High level commission formed to investigate the atrocities committed to suppress the popular movement of the country.