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Thursday, March 10, 2011

President confers Hilal-i-Imtiaz (M) on Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 : President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Lieutenant General Abdul Rahman Bin Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Mershed Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces for his meritorious services in bringing the two countries further closer.

The citation read on the occasion said that "In recognition of his consistent and valuable contribution in promoting relations and understanding between the two countries and the Armies, the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to confer the award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Lieutenant General Abdul Rahman Bin Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Mershed."

Earlier Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bin Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Mershed,Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

He was accompanied by Mr. Abdul Aziz Bin Ibrahim Al-Ghadir, Saudi Ambassador, Maj Gen Abdullah Muhammad Al-Aamir, Maj. Gen Saad Ali Qami, Brig Abdullah Saeed Al-Ghamdi and other senior officials.

Pak Side included Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Federal Minister for Defense, Foreign Secretary Mr. Salman Bashir, Acting Defence Secretary Maj Gen (R) Mir Haider Ali Khan and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar besides other senior officials.

Matters relating to bilateral relations including defence cooperation were discussed during the meeting.

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