Senior police officers from Pakistan are visiting the region to further cement growing links with Mirpur in Azad Kashmir.

The trio - Inspector General Asif Ali Shah, Deputy Inspector General Tahir Qayyum and Mr Sabir Hussain, all of the Azad Kashmir Police - are spending a week with the West Yorkshire force.

During their stay the visitors are taking part in training programmes, visiting local community groups, and looking at the range of policing services on offer in the county.

The group will spend time at the force training school in Wakefield where they will look at crime investigation, firearms training, IT, performance management and best value reviews. They will also visit the Operational Support Unit at Carr Gate where they will see the new force helicopter and the dog and horse section.

On Wednesday they met divisional commanders, and in the evening attended a civic reception hosted by Lord Mayor Councillor Stanley King.

Their trip also includes an evening dinner at the Sangat Centre in Keighley, as well as dinner with the Chief Constable Graham Moore, the force command team and members of West Yorkshire Police Authority.

Chief Superintendent Phil Read, divisional commander of Toller Lane Police, recently led a delegation to Pakistan for the signing of a Letter of Exchange.

The letter sets out an agreement of how the two police forces will co-operate with each other on criminal activity and crime issues, and was counter-signed by Mr Shah.

West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Graham Moore said he welcomed the opportunity to meet the Inspector General Mr Shah.

"I am very supportive of the co-operation between our police forces and our meeting will help cement the formal working relationship which has been developed," he said.

Discussions will be held on how the police forces can co-operate on criminal investigations in the future and how a training package for their staff could be developed.