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Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, director general of the Pakistan Joint Staff, greets Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day.

Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, director general of the Pakistan Joint Staff, greets Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day.

Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, director general of the Pakistan Joint Staff, greets Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day.

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