Iraqi Ambassador in Islamabad has said that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had trained some of the Iraqi pilots who took part in operations against the terrorists.
The ambassador said Iraq is about to declare a final victory against the IS and added that the victory had come at a huge cost. He called for support for reconstruction and restoration of services in the city devastated by war.
“We need help for rebuilding infrastructure, which is the next important task.”
He stressed the need for continuing the cooperation between the two nations,which he said could help the latter to tackle increasing footprints of the IS terrorists in the region.
“The people of Pakistan were generally very supportive of Iraq in its war against the IS,” he remarked.
He said that, after liberation of Mosul which has come at a huge cost, Iraq was about to make a final push against the IS from its territory.