{"id":58723,"date":"2026-02-02T20:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=58723"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:39:13","slug":"saddam-haftar-calls-on-air-chief-marshal-pakistan-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/saddam-haftar-calls-on-air-chief-marshal-pakistan-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Saddam Haftar Calls on Air Chief Marshal Pakistan in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58724\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Haftar-PAF-Pakistan-Libya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Haftar-PAF-Pakistan-Libya.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Haftar-PAF-Pakistan-Libya-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD : 02 Feb 2026 &#8211; Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the East South Libyan Arab Armed Forces, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, Chief of the Air Staff, at Air Headquarters, Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting focused on matters of mutual interest, the regional security environment, and avenues for strengthening bilateral military cooperation. The Air Chief highlighted the strong religious and historical ties between Pakistan and Libya, Pakistan Air Force\u2019s operational readiness, modernization, multi-domain capability development, and emphasis on indigenization, innovation, and human resource development. He reaffirmed PAF\u2019s commitment to further enhance professional cooperation with the Libyan Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation was briefed on PAF\u2019s indigenization initiatives under the National Aerospace Science &amp; Technology Park. Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar highly appreciated PAF\u2019s professionalism and expressed keen interest in expanding cooperation through joint training, exercises, and professional exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The visit underscores a renewed momentum in defence collaboration between the two brotherly nations.<\/p>\n<p>This side of Libya signed MoU with Pakistan for buying JF-17 Thunder jets of worth $4.6 in last Dec when Field Marshal COAS General Asim Munir visited Benghazi and had meetings with General Haftar and Saddam Haftar there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uiny7uftdC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026<\/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;Pakistan in the World \u2013 January 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-january-2026\/embed\/#?secret=SGIlvXr9f1#?secret=uiny7uftdC\" data-secret=\"uiny7uftdC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : 02 Feb 2026 &#8211; Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the East South Libyan Arab Armed Forces, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, Chief of the Air Staff, at Air Headquarters, Islamabad. 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