ISLAMABAD: General Raheel Sharif extension as Commander Islamic Militaryalliance, Saudi government takes key decision of the extension in tenure.
Pakistan’s former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has beengranted first extension in his service as Commander of 39-countries IslamicMilitary Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC).
He had assumed as Commander of Riyadh based Coalition Force towards the endof May 2017. The federal cabinet issued him NOC for the slot to regularisehis service abroad after retiring from the Army.
The sources pointed out that General Raheel has been given furtherextension in his incumbent capacity for one year.
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The general and his family were granted five-year multiple visa of SaudiArabia as he visited Pakistan four times after assuming theresponsibilities in the Kingdom’s capital.
Meanwhile, the ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are attaining newupwards swing in the light of recent visit of Prime Minster Imran Khan toSaudi Arabia where he attended Makkah summit of the Organisation of IslamicCooperation (OIC).
