Pakistani Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, NI (M), is to arrive in Sri Lanka this evening on the invitation of Sri Lankan Army Commander Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, the Army said.

During his five-day stay, General Sharif is expected to meet the President, Prime Minister, State Minister of Defence, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Chief of Defence Staff, Commanders of the Navy and Air Force.

The visiting Army Chief of Pakistan is expected to gift a few horses to the Sri Lanka Military Academy as a goodwill gesture.