Iraqi air force commander visits Pakistan Air Headquarters to highlight 'brotherly' ties

Major General Shihab Jahid Ali Shakarchi, right, Iraqi air force commander, meets Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, chief of air staff for Pakistan Air Force, at Air Headquarters in Islamabad on Oct. 13, 2020. (Photo courtesy: Pakistan Air Force)

• Shakarchi lauds professionalism of Pakistan air force and its ‘exceptional progress’ in recent years
• Meets Pakistani air chief, both agree to "augment already existing cordial relations between two air forces"

ISLAMABAD: Iraqi air force commander Major General Shihab Jahid Ali Shakarchi on Monday visited Pakistan’s Air Headquarters on a trip aimed at highlighting ‘brotherly’ ties between the two Muslim nations.
Shakarchi was received in Islamabad by Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, chief of air staff for Pakistan Air Force, and presented the guard of honour by an air force contingent. The visiting dignitary also paid homage to PAF martyrs and laid a floral wreath at a martyr's monument.
“Both Commanders discussed various matters pertaining to security and mutual cooperation,” PAF said in a statement. “Commander Iraqi Air Force lauded the professionalism of PAF personnel and the exceptional progress made by PAF over the years, through indigenization.”
The statement added: “The Air Chief highlighted the brotherly relations and collaboration between the two sides. Both the dignitaries agreed to further augment the already existing cordial relations between the two air forces.”
The Iraqi general also called on General Nadeem Raza, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee of the Pakistani army in Rawalpindi.
“Matters of bilateral professional interest and further strengthening of security and defence cooperation between the two countries were discussed during the meeting,” the statement concluded.