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Commander Arrives in Pakistan To a Warm Welcome

Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya at the invitation of his Pakistan's counterpart, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, arrived in Pakistan Sunday (April 1) on a six-day goodwill tour.
         
Upon arrival at Chuklala, Pakistan's Air Force Base, the visiting Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, together with his delegation, was warmly received by a senior General in the Pakistan Army.

The delegation visiting Pakistan, consists of Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, the spouse of the visiting Commander and President, Seva Vanitha Army Branch, Major General Jagath Alwis, Director General, General Staff and four more officers.

During the six-day long stay in Pakistan, the Commander of the Army is scheduled to call on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, Commander 11 Corps, Inspector General Training and Evaluation  and visit General Headquarters, Joint Staff Headquarters, Pakistan Military Academy, a few Division Headquarters, Headquarters Special Service Group, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Heavy Industries Taxila and several other places of military and tourist interest.

General Parvez Kayani, accompanied by his spouse and a six-member delegation during a three-day tour in Sri Lanka in January 2011 invited Sri Lanka's Commander of the Army to visit Pakistan as a gesture of goodwill and long-lasting relations that exist between the two armies.