{"id":14057,"date":"2025-07-18T18:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14057"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:05:31","slug":"coas-asim-munir-libyan-army-chief-discuss-defence-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14057","title":{"rendered":"COAS Asim Munir, Libyan army chief discuss defence ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan and Libya have agreed to enhance bilateral defence cooperation through industrial collaboration and the exchange of technical expertise, in a bid to address evolving regional security challenges, the military\u2019s media wing reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the understanding was reached during a meeting between Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p>The two military leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, regional dynamics, and emerging security threats, while expressing commitment to strengthening defence ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at GHQ, Lieutenant General Haftar was presented with a guard of honour by the Pakistan Army. He also laid a floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Pakistan Army.<\/p>\n<p>Commander-in-Chief of Libyan Armed Forces Lt. General Saddam Khalifa Abu Qasim Haftar calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. pic.twitter.com\/5soZ8QZcMm<br \/>\n\u2014 Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) July 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, the Libyan Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by a delegation, called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the visiting dignitary, the PM expressed hope for greater collaboration between Pakistan and Libya across multiple sectors, including defence, economy, and people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties, with a particular focus on security cooperation and shared regional interests. Lieutenant General Haftar thanked PM Shehbaz for the warm hospitality extended to him and his delegation during the visit.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan and Libya have agreed to enhance bilateral defence cooperation through industrial collaboration and the exchange of technical expertise, in a bid to address evolving regional security challenges, the military\u2019s media wing reported on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the understanding was reached during a meeting between Chief of Army Staff (COAS) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}