LONDON: Pakistan army chief general Ashfaq Kayani has concluded a hushhush visit to Britain.
“…General Kayani visited the UK as part of our ongoing defence engagement with Pakistan,” British defence ministry said. Earlier, Pakistan military had said Kayani had called on UK chief of general staff general Sir Peter Wall on Tuesday. “The meeting was followed by discussions on issues of professional interest.”
The highlight of the visit reportedly was the briefing on transformation of UK army programme. The two generals also discussed areas of future dialogue on security and defence issues.
After British prime minister David Cameron’s criticism of Pakistan during his visit to India in July 2010, his officials appear to have reined him in, with the UK’s foreign office clearly not sharing such sentiments.
In fact, in the past year, and when relations between Washington and Islamabad sharply deteriorated, Britain leaders have been silent and have opted to broaden and deepen their engagement with Pakistan.
