{"id":28521,"date":"2024-04-20T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=28521"},"modified":"2024-04-20T20:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:23:43","slug":"president-confers-nishan-i-imtiaz-m-award-on-chief-of-turkish-general-staff-president-zardari-for-enhancing-rail-road-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-confers-nishan-i-imtiaz-m-award-on-chief-of-turkish-general-staff-president-zardari-for-enhancing-rail-road-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) award on Chief of Turkish General Staff &#8211; President Zardari for Enhancing Rail &#038; Road Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\":r4ah:\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28522\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Turkiye-Pakistan-Military-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Turkiye-Pakistan-Military-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Turkiye-Pakistan-Military-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Turkiye-Pakistan-Military-1-696x417.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>ISLAMABAD: 19 April 2024 &#8211; President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Chief of Turkish General Staff, General Metin Gurak in recognition of his illustrious services and contribution to strengthening Pakistan-Turkiye defence relations.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">The award was conferred at a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and attended by services chiefs and parliamentarians.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>General Metin Gurak is an officer of high intellect and his excellent administrative qualities earned him the reputation of being a courageous and professionally competent officer. General Metin Gurak has played a vital role for implementing peace and stability around Turkiye.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">General Gurak, during his outstanding military career served on different staff and command appointments which prominently include Commander of 2nd Armored Brigade, Chief of Communication Department of TGS, Commander of Military Academy, Commander of Army Aviation School, Commander of 4th Corps, Commander of Land Forces TRADOC, Communications Services Support Training, Chief of Staff of Land Forces Command and Deputy Chief of Turkish General Staff.<\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"auto\">He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 2015. In recognition of his excellent services and outstanding achievements, he was promoted to the rank of General in 2020 and served as 2nd Army Commander before being appointed as Chief of Turkish General Staff in August 2023.<\/h5>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h5 dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>General is sincere and close friend of Pakistan. He has played a prominent role in promoting and strengthening defence relations between both brotherly countries.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>President Asif Ali Zardari has called for enhancing road and railway connectivity between Pakistan and Turkiye to further promote people-to-people contacts between the two brotherly countries. He said that overland transport was cost-effective, which would not only lead to increased interactions between the two nations but would also enhance bilateral economic ties.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Nl6F9QBIlD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/chief-of-the-turkish-general-staff-calls-on-senior-military-command-of-pakistan-both-sides-committed-to-bolstering-regional-peace-stability\/\">Chief of the Turkish General Staff Calls on Senior Military Command of Pakistan &#8211; Both Sides Committed to Bolstering Regional Peace &#038; Stability<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Chief of the Turkish General Staff Calls on Senior Military Command of Pakistan &#8211; Both Sides Committed to Bolstering Regional Peace &#038; Stability&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/chief-of-the-turkish-general-staff-calls-on-senior-military-command-of-pakistan-both-sides-committed-to-bolstering-regional-peace-stability\/embed\/#?secret=A74QQJFpRu#?secret=Nl6F9QBIlD\" data-secret=\"Nl6F9QBIlD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>The President expressed these views while talking to the Chief of Turkish General Staff, General Metin Gurak, who along with his delegation, called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, and Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr Mehmet Pacaci, also attended the meeting.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>Welcoming the delegation, the President said that Pakistan was committed to further deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkiye in all areas of common interest. He urged the need to increase bilateral cultural exchanges, particularly in the areas of literature and poetry, to bring the people of two brotherly countries further closer.<\/h5>\n<h5>The President highlighted that Turkiye was a sincere friend of Pakistan and both countries had enjoyed deep fraternal ties, which needed to be further strengthened for the mutual benefit of the two sides. He expressed satisfaction over the existing level of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, adding that Pak-Turkiye relations were on an upward trajectory marked by increased high-level exchanges.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on the Chief of Turkish General Staff, General Metin Gurak, in recognition of his outstanding services in strengthening and promoting defence ties between Pakistan and Turkiye, at a special investiture ceremony, held, at Aiwan-e-Sadr today.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DF6Nvsco8p\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/army-chief-pakistan-visits-turkiye-calls-on-president-erdogan-and-high-level-officials\/\">ARMY CHIEF PAKISTAN VISITS TURKIYE &#8211; CALLS ON PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;ARMY CHIEF PAKISTAN VISITS TURKIYE &#8211; CALLS ON PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/army-chief-pakistan-visits-turkiye-calls-on-president-erdogan-and-high-level-officials\/embed\/#?secret=kohpHX7LaY#?secret=DF6Nvsco8p\" data-secret=\"DF6Nvsco8p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: 19 April 2024 &#8211; President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Chief of Turkish General Staff, General Metin Gurak in recognition of his illustrious services and contribution to strengthening Pakistan-Turkiye defence relations. The award was conferred at a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and attended by services [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1846,519,820,1275,58,4998,629,2589],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28521"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28533,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521\/revisions\/28533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}