ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) and presided over a ceremony held in connection with handing over tanks, Armed Personnel Carriers and protection vehicles to Field Formations and Frontier Corps on Tuesday. He also visited various sections of the factory and appreciated progress in the ongoing projects. Later, he met the families of martyrs and injured persons of Operation Rah-e-Nijat and admired them over their sacrifices. The COAS also interacted with students from remote areas of Balochistan and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, who had been acquiring education in the institutions of Heavy Industries Taxila. During informal talk with the employees of Heavy Industries, he appreciated their commitment and hard work. Earlier on his arrival, the Chairman Heavy Industries Lieutenant General Ayyaz Salim Rana received the COAS.