Rawalpindi- General Lloyd J. Austin, Commander United States Central Command (CENTCOM) called on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at General Headquarters today.

According to ISPR, during the meeting, matters of mutual interest including bilateral defence cooperation and overall regional security situation with special emphasis on Afghanistan came under discussion.

Commander CENTCOM lauded the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan Army in war against terror and Operational gains in Zarb-e-Azb, which resulted in effective degradation of terrorist’s network.

Earlier, on arrival at GHQ, General Lloyd J. Austin laid a floral wreath at Yadgare-e- Shuhada to pay tribute to Pakistani Martyrs.