COLOMBO: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said that relationship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was special, and defence and security cooperation had been central to this relationship
While addressing to a reception hosted by Quetta Alumni Association in Srilanka he said that they would always stood with their brothers on their way to greater security and prosperity.
Paying rich tributes to Sri Lankan armed forces for their resilience, professionalism and sacrifices in war against terrorism, COAS said that Sri Lanka had fought a long war against terrorism and its model of counter insurgency and later efforts for sustainable peace are text book case study.
COAS said that States that suffered from internal conflict collapsed because their institutions, particularly Armed forces were unable to sustain.
He said that Pakistan and Srilanka have shown resilience in fight against terrorism for bringing peace and stability in the region.
Raheel said that the aim of the operation Zarab-e-Azb was to bring enduring peace and stability in Pakistan and the region.
He said that with the support of their Nation, they had successfully dismantled their infrastructure and created significant effects.
He said that they had determined to take this surge to its logical end.
Earlier, on arrival at reception, COAS was received by Lieutenant General A W J C De Silva, Commander of Srilanka Army.
