The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, General Asim Munir and the Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, who is on a three-day official visit to Pakistan, met in Rawalpindi today. Matters of mutual security interests were discussed at length.
The newly-expanded Pakistan-United Kingdom bilateral military cooperation cementing itself as one of high mutual interest, especially in the defence production domain, as well as additional joint efforts towards strengthening regional peace and security were discussed.
This is General Sander’s third visit to Pakistan this year.
Earlier this year, COAS Muir paid an official visit to the UK from February 5 to 10 in connection with the 5th Pakistan-UK Stabilisation Conference.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had said that the conference was a bi-annual event for military-to-military cooperation between the two countries, in which senior Pakistani military leadership has been participating since 2016.
His second visit came on May 30,2023. During the meeting, the British chief acknowledged the Pakistan Army’s fight against terrorism.
November 20,2023
Source: Various media sources