Pakistan army chief embarks on 5-day China visit

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Beijing, China on Wednesday on a five-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese authorities, an army statement said.

During the visit the army chief will call on China’s political and military leadership, a statement from the army’s inter-Services Public Relations said.

The interaction will encompass the complete range of Pak-China relations, related to security and defence.

The army chief was seen off at Chaklala military airbase by Commander of Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Khalid Nawaz Khan and senior military officers, the statement said.