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Pakistan's Army Chief Visits Saudi Arabia Amid Strained Ties

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa traveled
   to Saudi Arabia on Monday for daylong official meetings amid reports of
   rare strains in historically close relations between the two key Muslim
   nations.

   A brief Pakistani army statement said Bajwa met with Saudi Arabia's
   Gen. Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili, chairman of the General Staff of the
   Armed Forces, and other top commanders to discuss military ties,
   including training exchanges. It did not give further details.

   The visit comes days after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood
   Qureshi blasted the Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
   for not actively denouncing India's actions in the disputed Kashmir
   region.

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