Visiting dignitary acknowledged sacrifices and achievements of Pakistan Army in fight against terrorism, says ISPR
\nIslamabad
\nThe Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the UK Army, General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders, called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at the Pakistan Army\u2019s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, the military said in a statement.
\nAccording to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the CGS UK Army laid a floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada upon his arrival at the GHQ. A smartly turned-out contingent of the Pakistan Army presented a guard of honour to the visiting dignitary, it said.
\nThe ISPR stated that regional security issues and matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting.
\nThe visiting dignitary acknowledged the sacrifices and achievements of the Pakistan Army in the fight against terrorism and its efforts for bringing peace and stability in the region.
\nEarlier, the CGS UK also called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza at the Joint Staff Headquarters.
\nGeneral Sanders arrived in Pakistan on Monday for a five-day defence engagement visit as part of the long-standing defence cooperation agreement between the UK and Pakistan.
\nAccording to the press release, the depth and warmth of the UK-Pakistan military relationship and friendship, underpinned by a shared history and \u2018living bridge\u2019 diaspora links, is highly valued by the UK.
\nThe existing defence relationship includes Pakistani officers undertaking training at the UK\u2019s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Advance Command and Staff Course, and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
\nGen Sanders\u2019 visit comes almost a year after Pakistan\u2019s devastating floods that left nearly one-third of the country submerged and affected an estimated 33 million people.
\nThe UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence was directly involved in providing assistance for flood relief operations, airlifting in eight boats and 10 portable generators at the request of the Pakistani army chief.
\nDiscussing bilateral military cooperation in response to climate change-related crises will be a key focus of the visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Visiting dignitary acknowledged sacrifices and achievements of Pakistan Army in fight against terrorism, says ISPR Islamabad The Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the UK Army, General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders, called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at the Pakistan Army\u2019s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12684,930,4533],"class_list":{"0":"post-334585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-british-cgs","9":"tag-coas","10":"tag-ghq"},"yoast_head":"\n