Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir

KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir hailed the strong Kuwaiti-Pakistani ties in the fields of economy, politics, culture and military. Pakistan is offering training courses for Kuwaiti marine and air force as part of the prominent military cooperation between the two sides, Dastagir said on the sidelines of a ceremony to hoist the Pakistani flag in celebration of the country’s 70th independence Day anniversary yesterday. In the same context, he recalled the recent meeting between Pakistani Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah in Kuwait, where Aman offered a deal on buying fighter jets.

Meanwhile, the ambassador noted that economic cooperation is growing, adding that Pakistan is the number one importer of Kuwaiti diesel, while it is also one of the top exporters of Halal meat to Kuwait. Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on 14 August to commemorate the day when the country was declared an independent nation away from the British rule in 1947, as the first Pakistani leader and founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah began his leadership of the state. —KUNA