RAWALPINDI – The Armed forces of Pakistan have felicitated China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on its 90th Founding Day.
Sharing a combination of pictures of Pakistani and Chinese troops on twitter, Director of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor extended best wishes from Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to the Chinese military.
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Pakistan Armed Forces felicitate Chinese PLA on its 90th Founding Day.
Best wishes from COAS.
Long live Pak China friendship, 中巴友谊万岁. pic.twitter.com/tzlRCaX4jY— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) July 31, 2017
China’s armed forces, the world’s largest, are in the midst of an ambitious modernization program, which includes investment in technology and new equipment such as stealth fighters and aircraft carriers, as well as cuts to troop numbers.
Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said Pak-China military-to-military cooperation is pillar of the bilateral ties, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.
“Pak-China military-to-military cooperation is pillar of our bilateral relationship,” said Chinese envoy while addressing at a reception to mark the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Islamabad.
https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/892081538430631936
“Pak-China enviable relationship finds no parallel in the world,” the chief of army staff (COAS) was cited by the military’s media wing as saying.
https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/892081625776967680