Pakistani General In Brunei To Enhance Defence Ties

Bandar Seri Begawan – General Ehsan Ul-Haq, the visiting chairman of Pakistan's Military Joint Chief of Staff Committee, visited the Ministry of Defence in Bolkiah Garrison yesterday.

The Pakistani Joint Chief of Staff Chairman arrived in Brunei Thursday for a three-day official visit.

Shortly after arrival at the garrison, he received a salute and inspected a guard of honour mounted by the Second Battalion of the Royal Brunei Land Force.

General Ehsan Ul-Haq paid a courtesy call on YAM Pengiran Retired Major General Pengiran Haji Ibnu Ba'asith, the Deputy Minister.

Also present were Pehin Major General Dato Awang Haji Halbi¸ the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, and Pehin Colonel Dato Haji Mohammad Yasmin, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.

General Ehsan Ul-Haq also paid separate courtesy calls on Pehin Major General Dato Awang Haji Halbi, the RBAF Commander, and Pehin Colonel Dato Haji Mohammad Yasmin, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence.

He later heard a briefing on the structural organisation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces by the Director of Intelligence.

Defence bilateral relations between Brunei and Pakistan began with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Defence between His Majesty Sultan of Brunei and the government of Pakistan in May 2004.

The aim of General Ehsan's visit is to enhance the already established friendly relations and cooperation between the defence forces of the two countries. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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