Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz to General Fan Jianjun
Channel: Mediatrack Pakistan
Date: 16/02/2023

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (APP) Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on behalf of the government of Pakistan conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Director General Bureau of Military Equipment Technical Cooperation (BOMETEC), People’s Republic of China, General Fan Jianjun, during his visit to Air Headquarters here on Thursday.

The award was conferred in recognition of his wholehearted efforts in enhancing bilateral military relations and the pivotal role played by General Fan in Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s capability enhancement thus ensuring regional balance of power, a PAF news release said.

The visiting dignitary called on the Air Chief and discussed several key areas of mutual interest along with regional developments during the meeting.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) shared broad contours of his vision and PAF’s modernization drive to further augment current operational capability necessitated in contemporary warfare especially in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber and Space domains. He also briefed the visiting dignitary about various ongoing projects for PAF’s Operational Construct in line with the emerging trends.

The Air Chief also highlighted that both the countries enjoy historic and unprecedented strategic partnership and reiterated his resolve to further enhance the existing bilateral ties in military to military cooperation and training domains between PAF and PLAAF.