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ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif on Wednesday left for London on a three-day official visit.
During his visit to London, the army chief will meet senior British political and military leadership and will also interact with think tanks and strategic institutions.
Sources told Dawn that Gen Raheel will take British military and political leadership into confidence over Pakistan's perspective on the regional security situation, with particular reference to Afghanistan and eastern borders.
The COAS is also expected to brief British leaders on Pakistan's war against terror and the ongoing Operation Zarb-i-Azb.
Pakistan's military in mid-June had launched an all-out operation, named 'Zarb-i-Azb', against Taliban militants in the region which is still under way. Moreover, months into Zarb-i-Azb, the army also launched Khyber 1, an operation to clear out militant strongholds in the tribal region of Khyber.
The operation in Khyber saw an escalation since the attack on Peshawar's Army Public School that claimed the lives of over 140 people - most of them children. After the attack, army chief General Raheel Sharif also secured assurances from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) commander General Joseph Dunford over complete cooperation in security-related matters.
COAS leaves for London on three-day official visit - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
Can someone please explain why people and media criticize PM when he visits abroad and nothing is said when it is the turn of COAS ? I'm not saying one should be criticized over the other but questioning why this bias exists.
During his visit to London, the army chief will meet senior British political and military leadership and will also interact with think tanks and strategic institutions.
Sources told Dawn that Gen Raheel will take British military and political leadership into confidence over Pakistan's perspective on the regional security situation, with particular reference to Afghanistan and eastern borders.
The COAS is also expected to brief British leaders on Pakistan's war against terror and the ongoing Operation Zarb-i-Azb.
Pakistan's military in mid-June had launched an all-out operation, named 'Zarb-i-Azb', against Taliban militants in the region which is still under way. Moreover, months into Zarb-i-Azb, the army also launched Khyber 1, an operation to clear out militant strongholds in the tribal region of Khyber.
The operation in Khyber saw an escalation since the attack on Peshawar's Army Public School that claimed the lives of over 140 people - most of them children. After the attack, army chief General Raheel Sharif also secured assurances from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) commander General Joseph Dunford over complete cooperation in security-related matters.
COAS leaves for London on three-day official visit - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
Can someone please explain why people and media criticize PM when he visits abroad and nothing is said when it is the turn of COAS ? I'm not saying one should be criticized over the other but questioning why this bias exists.
