Pakistan holds Centenary Medal Award Ceremony

High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Muhammad Saad Khattak along with graduates of Command and Staff College Quetta who were awarded the Centenary Medal

High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Muhammad Saad Khattak presenting the Centenary Medal to Defence Ministry Secretary Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) GDH Kamal Gunaratne

Under the auspices of the Pakistan High Commission, a ceremony was held to award the Centenary Medal to 37 Sri Lankan military officers who had graduated from Command and Staff College, Quetta, at Maroon Hall, Defence Services Command and Staff College, Batalanda (Colombo) on 22 July.

High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak pinned the venerated medal to the graduate officers, which included the Secretary Defence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Major General (Retd) G.D.H. Kamal Gunaratne.On the occasion, which commemorated the completion of 100 glorious academic years of the Command and Staff College, Quetta, the High Commissioner hailed the everlasting friendly ties between Pakistan and Sri Lanka and renewed the commitment to continue working closely in all fields to boost mutual cooperation. The esteemed ceremony was well-attended by senior armed forces officials of Sri Lanka and the relevant diplomatic community.