Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat has been conferred with the "Legion of Honour", award by the President of France. The investiture ceremony was held at Islamabad. On behalf of the President of France, the French Ambassador Pierre Charasse decorated Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat.
Speaking on the occasion, the Ambassador said, "Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, the Chief of the Air Staff, is a distinguished friend of France."
Pierre said, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat is a former student of the French Ecole Superieure de Guerre Interarmees in Paris, and has extensively piloted French aircraft during his career.
The Ambassador said, France is very well aware of excellent co-operation existing between French defence industries related to aeronautics and the Pakistan Air Force, which happens to maintain the most important fleet of Mirages in the world, after France, and acknowledges the impulse given personally by the CAS. France is determined to expand our mutual co-operation and to help the Pakistan Air Force to meet its force goals, he said.
(Late) Air Marshal Zahid Anis was also conferred with the "Legion of Honour" award posthumously. His award was received by Mrs Zahid Anis.
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