Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday paid a day-long visit to China and witnessed a counter-terrorism exercise in Ku’erla (Korla), a training base of People Liberation Army (PLA).
“The exercise encompassed an effective neutralisation of a terrorists’ base in a remote mountainous region employing all the modern aerial and ground equipment and gadgets,” an Inter-Services Public Relations news release stated.
The COAS appreciated the PLA troops for their skills and enhanced abilities to counter all types of terrorism.
The army chiefs of Afghanistan and Tajikistan were also present to witness the exercise. The COAS also witnessed the Chinese military’s equipment display.
Earlier on Wednesday, the COAS reached Urumqi on a day-long visit to China. COAS General Sharif held meeting with PLA’s Chief of General Staff General Fang and discussed military to military relations, bilateral security cooperation and all dimensions of long term security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The COAS held separate meeting with Xinjiang Province’s Party Secretary Zhang Chunxian. They discussed the Pak-China bilateral relations and regional security issues with particular reference to the completion and security of CPEC.
