Malaysian PM to grace Pakistan Day Parade as guest of honour: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir bin Mohammad will grace the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23rd as guest of honour, said Director General of military’s media wing Major General Asif Ghafoor.

From the official Twitter account of DG Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Ghafoor informed that the Malaysian PM will be the guest of honour while other guests include Defence Minister of Azerbaijan, Chief of Army Staff of Bahrain and government officials from Oman.

PakDayParade. PM Malaysia Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad will be the Guest of Honour. Guests include Def Minister Azerbaijan, COAS Bahrain & govt officials from Oman. Various contingents from Azerbaijan,Bahrain,China, KSA, Sri Lanka & Turkey will participate in Parade.#PakDayParade2019 pic.twitter.com/MCY89ZfCQq

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) March 13, 2019

Several contingents from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Turkey will also participate in parade of Pakistan Day, DG ISPR added.

It is worth mentioning that Mahathir is visiting Pakistan on special invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan he had made during his visit to Malaysia last year.

Mohamad was formally invited on Nov 29, 2018 by Pakistan to visit the country. Pakistani High Commissioner Nafees Zakaria met the dignitary and delivered an invitation to the Malaysian PM on behalf of the country.

According to sources, during Mahathir’s state visit, the two countries will sign memorandums of understanding and investment accords.