British army chief arrives in Pakistan on 5-day \u2018Defence Engagement\u2019 visit. The British Army\u2019s Chief of the General Staff (CGS), General Sir Patrick Sanders, arrived on Monday in Pakistan for a five-day Defence Engagement visit as part of the longstanding defence cooperation agreement between the two countries.<\/p>\n
During his visit, General Sanders would meet with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, alongside other Defence Engagement activities and discussions on bilateral military cooperation in response to climate change-related crises would be a key focus of the visit, a news release said.<\/p>\n
The depth and warmth of the UK-Pakistan military relationship and friendship, underpinned by a shared history and \u2018living bridge\u2019 diaspora links, are highly valued by the UK.<\/p>\n
The 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.<\/p>\n
General Sanders\u2019 visit comes almost one year after Pakistan\u2019s devastating floods which left nearly one-third of the country submerged and affected an estimated 33 million people.<\/p>\n