Ex-COAS Raheel Sharif calls on PM, discusses Saudi Crown Prince's visit

ISLAMABAD: The commander-in-chief of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), General (retd) Raheel Sharif, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday.

As per the government’s spokesperson, the high-level meeting was held at the Prime Minister House.

Besides exchanging views on regional peace and security, the upcoming maiden visit of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MbS) also came under discussion during the meeting.

Earlier today, the commander-in-chief of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), General (retd) Raheel Sharif, met Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.

Yesterday, a delegation of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, led by former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif had called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Matters related to mutual interest, including regional peace and stability came under discussion during the meeting, according to the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR).

A special aircraft carrying the delegation arrived at Nur Khan air base in the federal capital on the evening of Feb 11.

The two-day long visit by the delegation comes ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s scheduled trip of Islamabad.

Riyadh and Islamabad, decades-old allies, have been involved for months in talks to hammer out details of the deals in time for the high-profile visit.