Nepali leaders raise Gurkha pension issue with visiting British army chief

Gen Sanders says the UK is serious about addressing the demands raised by the Gurkha veterans.

The visiting head of British Army General Sir Patrick Sanders called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Purna Bahadur Khadka, Foreign Minister NP Saud and Chief of Army Staff General Prabhu Ram Sharma and discussed various facets of Nepal-UK ties including proving equal pensions to the Gurkhas in the British Army.