ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kyrgyz Republic enjoy longstanding religious, cultural and historical bonds which are manifested through strong ties between both air forces.

This was said by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu while talking to Commander Kyrgyz Air Force Colonel Kylychbek Akimovich Aidaraliev who called on him at his office on Tuesday, says a press release.

During the meeting, both dignitaries discussed matters of professional and mutual interest.

Air Chief Sidhu reiterated his resolve to further enhance the existing bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries.

Colonel Kylychbek Akimovich Aidaraliev also commended the professionalism of Pakistan Air Force and acknowledged its rising indigenous capacity in the aviation industry.

Published in Dawn, February 9th, 2022