The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Zaheer Ahmad Babar, met with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun in Beijing on Tuesday, 08 April, 2025.
According to the Global Times, the high-level meeting focused on strengthening bilateral military cooperation between the two nations amid evolving regional security challenges.
Defence Minister Dong emphasized that China and Pakistan are “all-weather” strategic cooperative partners with an “unbreakable friendship” that has been strengthened despite shifting international dynamics.
He highlighted significant progress achieved by the two militaries in recent years, particularly in strategic communication, joint exercises, and personnel exchanges.
Dong specifically noted the growing significance of the “Shaheen (Eagle)” series of joint air exercises between the PAF and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
He reaffirmed China’s commitment to working with Pakistan to “further strengthen military communication and coordination, deepen practical cooperation across various fields, and jointly uphold regional and global peace and stability.”
ACM Babar described the Pakistan-China relationship as a cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy, emphasizing that Pakistan highly values the traditional friendship between the two countries.
He expressed the PAF’s willingness to further strengthen communication, exchanges, and institutional cooperation with China while maintaining high-level joint exercises and training to address evolving security challenges.
