ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu has said that Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy longstanding religious, cultural and historical bonds, manifested through strong ties between both countries.
The Air Chief was talking to Saudi Armed Forces delegation led by the Director Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces, Major General Hamed Bin Rafei Al Amri in Islamabad on Monday.
Matters of the regional security situation enhanced bilateral and defence cooperation were discussed during the meeting. Major General Hamed Bin Rafei Al Amri expressed his grief over the devastation caused by recent floods and praised role of PAF in relief activities.
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The Air Staff shared the broad contours of PAF’s modernization drive to achieve operational capability in contemporary warfare in air, space and cyberspace domains. He said Pakistan Air Force is fully focused in acquisition and development of these technologies.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia plans to invest $1 billion in Pakistan, Saudi state TV reported.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had given the directive for the kingdom to support the Pakistani economy, state TV added.
