BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 – A delegation from the 47th Pakistan Navy Staff Course, consisting of 14 students and 3 directing staff, are in Brunei Darussalam as part of their five-day study tour from 5 to 9 March 2018.
The delegation, led by Commodore Malik Iftikhar Ahmed, Chief Staff Officer to Commander Karachi (COMKAR) took the opportunity to pay a courtesy call to Major General Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). Also present during the call was the Defence Adviser of Pakistan to Malaysia accredited to Brunei Darussalam, Commodore Jawad Ahmed.
During the call, the Commander of RBAF welcomed Commodore Malik Iftikhar Ahmed and his delegation to Brunei Darussalam and expressed his appreciation for the active participation of officers from Pakistan in the RBAF Command and Staff College. Both sides commended the overall bilateral military-to-military ties and discussed prospects for strengthening cooperation further.
During their visit to the Ministry of Defence, the delegation received briefings on the structures and roles of the Ministry and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, as well as Brunei Darussalam’s defence policies and an overview of the regional security environment. This was followed by visits to the Defence Academy RBAF, Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, as well as other government ministries and departments and cultural sites.
LAWATAN SAMBIL BELAJAR DARI ROMBONGAN MAKTAB TURUS TENTERA LAUT PAKISTAN SIRI KE-47 KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa, 6 Mac 2018 – Rombongan Maktab Turus Tentera Laut Pakistan siri ke-47 termasuk 14 siswa dan 3 jurulatih sedang berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi lawatan sambil belajar selama 5 hari dari 5 hingga 9 Mac 2018.
Rombongan tersebut yang diketuai oleh Commodore Malik Iftikhar Ahmed, Ketua Pegawai Staf kepada Commander Karachi (COMKAR) berpeluang untuk membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB). Turut hadir dalam kunjungan hormat tersebut adalah Penasihat Pertahanan Pakistan ke Malaysia yang diakreditasikan ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Commodore Jawad Ahmed.
Semasa kunjungan hormat, Pemerintah ABDB mengalu-alukan kedatangan Commodore Malik Iftikhar Ahmed dan rombongan ke Negara Brunei Darussalam. Pemerintah ABDB juga menyatakan penghargaan di atas penyertaan aktif daripada anggota Angkatan Tentera Pakistan dalam mengikuti Kursus Maktab Turus ABDB. Kedua belah pihak memuji hubungan ketenteraan dua hala secara keseluruhan, serta membincangkan prospek untuk memperkukuhkan lagi kerjasama.
Semasa lawatan mereka di Negara Brunei Darussalam, para delegasi Maktab Turus Tentera Laut Pakistan siri ke-47 menerima taklimat mengenai struktur dan peranan Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei serta dasar pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan gambaran keseluruhan persekitaran keselamatan serantau. Ini diikuti oleh lawatan ke Akademi Pertahanan ABDB, Markas Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, serta kementerian dan jabatan kerajaan yang lain, dan tempat kebudayaan.