ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The Bangladeshi naval chief, Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba, met the senior defence minister, Rao Sikander Iqbal, on Tuesday and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.

The naval chief also visited the Joint Staff Headquarters and the Air Headquarters. He called on the joint chiefs of staff committee chairman, Gen Abdul Aziz Khan, and the acting chief of the air staff, Air Marshal Syed Qaiser Hussain, and discussed with them matters of bilateral interest.

During his meeting with the acting PAF chief, Rear Adm Mujtaba also offered Fateha and expressed deep grief over the tragic air crash in which Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, his wife and other senior PAF officers and men lost their lives.

Earlier, the Bangladeshi naval chief visited the Defence Export Promotion Organization and evinced keen interest in the equipment on display.