Pakistan army chief embarks on China visit

Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Wednesday left for China on a 5-day official visit, the army said.

He is visiting China at the special invitation of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), an army statement said.

During the visit, he will meet senior military leadership of the PLA and government officials, said the statement from the army ’s Inter-Services Public Relations.

He will discuss issues related to Pakistan-China defence cooperation and measures to further enhance ties between the armies of the two countries, it said.

Lt Gen Khalid Shameem Wnne, Chief of Gen. Staff and other senior military officials and acting Chinese ambassador saw him off at the Islamabad airport.