Pakistan's COAS, ISI Chief and Chief of Defence Staff UK Army in Bahrain

[Windjammer]

Pakistan Army chief offers Bahrain complete support in achieving shared interests
09:49 PM | 10 Mar, 2021

RAWALPINDI – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) held one-on-one meetings with Field Marshal Mohammed Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Commander Bahrain Nation Guard and His Highness Major General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain National Security Advisor during his visit to Bahrain on Tuesday 09 March 2021.

During the meetings, issues of mutual interest and regional security situation came under discussion. COAS offered Pakistan's complete support in achieving shared interests in bilateral security cooperation including training and capacity building.
Later, delegation level talks were also held, where current developments in Afghan Peace Process, Border Security and necessary steps to be undertaken to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan owned peace process were discussed.

General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army, Dr Chrisitian Turner - British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Hamdullah Mohib -National Security Advisor Afghanistan, General Mohammed Yasin Zia - Chief of Afghan National Army (ANA), Mr Ahmad Zia Saraj - Director National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan and Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid - Director General Inter Services Intelligence were present during the meeting.

 

[Windjammer]

Yesterday, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army met Pakistan Army Chief at Army HQ, and today they all having a meeting in Bahrain . Some major developments in progress.

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

Pakistan Army chief offers Bahrain complete support in achieving shared interests
09:49 PM | 10 Mar, 2021

RAWALPINDI – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) held one-on-one meetings with Field Marshal Mohammed Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Commander Bahrain Nation Guard and His Highness Major General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain National Security Advisor during his visit to Bahrain on Tuesday 09 March 2021.

During the meetings, issues of mutual interest and regional security situation came under discussion. COAS offered Pakistan's complete support in achieving shared interests in bilateral security cooperation including training and capacity building.
Later, delegation level talks were also held, where current developments in Afghan Peace Process, Border Security and necessary steps to be undertaken to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan owned peace process were discussed.

General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army, Dr Chrisitian Turner - British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Hamdullah Mohib -National Security Advisor Afghanistan, General Mohammed Yasin Zia - Chief of Afghan National Army (ANA), Mr Ahmad Zia Saraj - Director National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan and Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid - Director General Inter Services Intelligence were present during the meeting.

A lot of stuff going on..

 

[Air Wolf]

Why Bahrain?

Not a stakeholder at least till now.

 

[Vapour]

Clearly major topic of discussion was the Afghan peace process, why else would COAS and DG ISI meet their Afghan "counterparts" in a neutral setting?

 

[GriffinsRule]

Clearly we are there to buy their second hand Cobras and to sell them JF-17. What else could it be!

 

[Windjammer]

Clearly we are there to buy their second hand Cobras and to sell them JF-17. What else could it be!

And the presence of General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army at the meeting . !!!

 

[HRK]

And the presence of General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army at the meeting . !!!

General Sir Nicholas Patrick was in Pakistan

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1787745968189516

 

[Windjammer]

General Sir Nicholas Patrick was in Pakistan

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1787745968189516

Exactly as i mentioned it in the above post.....one day he is in Pakistan meeting Pakistani COAS and next day accompanies him to a meeting in Bahrain....not quite normal to say the least.

 

[Yasser76]

Exactly as i mentioned it in the above post.....one day he is in Pakistan meeting Pakistani COAS and next day accompanies him to a meeting in Bahrain....not quite normal to say the least.

You are indeed right, this is very strange, a foreign CDS going on a trip to a third country with our COAS.

Mind you Nick Carter before he become UK Chief of Defence visited Pakistan many times as COAS and both Sharif and Bajwa have been his guests in London often

 

[KaiserX]

There is backroom discussion of a middle east defence pact/alliance between Israel- KSA-UAE-Bahrain. At the same time Raheel Shariff is in charge of the Islamic military force in KSA.

Also factor in the Afghan peace deal is gaining momentum and the US has a proposed a Unity Govt giving the Taliban a huge say and direct influence, then all these issues were discussed.

In Hindsight it appears Afghanistan under the Taliban leadership has given some kind of assurance of joining the pro Israel/GCC defence pact as well as possibly Pakistan.

Keep in mind the GCC has gone out of its way in influencing the west in letting the taliban have a say in afghanistan. There is no way they would have done this without getting some kind of benefit from the Taliban and atm their main interests are building a coalition against Iran now the Trump is gone.

A Israeli-GCC-Pakistan-Afghanistan defence alliance against the menace Iran would be a huge game changer. If Turkey comes onboard which is also likely then it will be huge.

 

[Chacha_Facebooka]

There is backroom discussion of a middle east defence pact/alliance between Israel- KSA-UAE-Bahrain. At the same time Raheel Shariff is in charge of the Islamic military force in KSA.

Also factor in the Afghan peace deal is gaining momentum and the US has a proposed a Unity Govt giving the Taliban a huge say and direct influence, then all these issues were discussed.

In Hindsight it appears Afghanistan under the Taliban leadership has given some kind of assurance of joining the pro Israel/GCC defence pact as well as possibly Pakistan.

Keep in mind the GCC has gone out of its way in influencing the west in letting the taliban have a say in afghanistan. There is no way they would have done this without getting some kind of benefit from the Taliban and atm their main interests are building a coalition against Iran now the Trump is gone.

A Israeli-GCC-Pakistan-Afghanistan defence alliance against the menace Iran would be a huge game changer. If Turkey comes onboard which is also likely then it will be huge.

Dude, that is some leap. Where did Israel come from? This seems to be focused on Afghanistan only.

 

[Vapour]

And the presence of General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter - Chief of Defence Staff UK Army at the meeting . !!!

I think the distinguished member is being sarcastic. Regardless, yes the UK CDS being there is intriguing but you get the idea what was discussed based on seeing who else was there:

Dr Christian Turner - British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Hamdullah Mohib -National Security Advisor Afghanistan, General Mohammed Yasin Zia - Chief of Afghan National Army (ANA), Mr Ahmad Zia Saraj - Director National Directorate of Security (NDS) Afghanistan and Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid - Director General Inter Services Intelligence were present during the meeting.

 

[ARMalik]

There is backroom discussion of a middle east defence pact/alliance between Israel- KSA-UAE-Bahrain. At the same time Raheel Shariff is in charge of the Islamic military force in KSA.

Also factor in the Afghan peace deal is gaining momentum and the US has a proposed a Unity Govt giving the Taliban a huge say and direct influence, then all these issues were discussed.

In Hindsight it appears Afghanistan under the Taliban leadership has given some kind of assurance of joining the pro Israel/GCC defence pact as well as possibly Pakistan.

Keep in mind the GCC has gone out of its way in influencing the west in letting the taliban have a say in afghanistan. There is no way they would have done this without getting some kind of benefit from the Taliban and atm their main interests are building a coalition against Iran now the Trump is gone.

A Israeli-GCC-Pakistan-Afghanistan defence alliance against the menace Iran would be a huge game changer. If Turkey comes onboard which is also likely then it will be huge.

In a few words - NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

 

[spectregunship]

Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan

ispr.gov.pk

The official press release does not mention UK CDS anywhere btw. Nor any other participants.