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Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, Director General of the Pakistan Joint Staff and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani discuss relationship of the two countries during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day in Pakistan.

Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, Director General of the Pakistan Joint Staff and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani discuss relationship of the two countries during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day in Pakistan.

Lt. Gen. Syed Athar Ali, Director General of the Pakistan Joint Staff and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani discuss relationship of the two countries during his visit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2007. The admiral met with Pakistan officials throughout the day in Pakistan.

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