Pak Army chief discusses CPEC issue with head of Chinese military

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday discussed measures to improve military to military cooperation and security of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) among other issues with top Chinese military leadership.

During his meeting with his Chinese counterpart at military headquarters in Beijing, the army chief congratulated the latter on assumption of command of the newly-established army headquarter, reports Dawn.

Both the leaders discussed measures to improve military to military cooperation, exponentially enhanced training exchanges, defence technical and intelligence sharing and the security of CPEC.

The army chief had also assured that armed forces of the country will fully support every meaningful effort in that direction to ensure a better future for our next generations.

General Raheel's visit comes days after he called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Prime Minister's House in an apparent attempt to revive civil-military relations following Panama leaks.