PAF chief gets Saudi award

Two air forces through joint military exercises and technological collaboration: ISPR

By Our Correspondent
February 28, 2024
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, the new Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. — Twitter/DGPR_PAF
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, the new Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. — Twitter/DGPR_PAF

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, who is currently on visit to Saudi Arabia, has been awarded King Abdul Aziz Badge of Honour of the Excellent Class by Chief of the General Staff, Saudi Armed Forces.

The PAF Chief during the visit called on General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General Staff, Saudi Armed Forces and Lieutenant General Turki Bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Forces, during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

Meetings were focused upon further promoting Pak-Saudi defence ties, particularly between the two air forces through joint military exercises and technological collaboration, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said.