Pakistani Chief of Army Staff here today
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is
due to undertake a three day visit to Sri Lanka commencing today. This
will be his second visit as he visited Sri Lanka in January 2011. During
his stay in Sri Lanka, General Kayani will meet the top military
leadership of the country.
He will also hold discussions with Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa. General Kayani will review the Passing out Parade at the Sri
Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa today as Chief Guest. A get-together
of Pakistan Staff College and National Defence University’s qualified
officers is also being arranged. General Kayani is Pakistan’s 14th Army
Chief. He was commissioned to the Infantry Battalion on August 29, 1971
and joined the Baloch Regiment. He has been holding the appointment of
the Chief of Army Staff since November 2007. |