A joint military exercise between Pakistani and Russian army was progressing well, said Military Spokesman Lt Gen Asim Bajwa in a Twitter update about the drills.
The update came as the special operations drills codenamed ‘Druzhbha-2016’ — a Russian word meaning “friendship” — began on Saturday.
Commander of Peshawar Corps Lt Gen Hidayat-ur-Rehman visited the troops taking part in the exercise in Cherat and interacted with them. Initial couple of days were spent on acclimatisation, familiarisation and other procedures, a military official said.
The exercise will continue till Oct 10. Army Chief General Raheel Sharif is expected to attend the concluding ceremony. A contingent of Russian troops is in Pakistan for the first joint military exercise here, which was described as a reflection of the growing relations between the two militaries.
The two countries have a defence cooperation agreement which they signed in Nov 2014. It provides for cooperation for promoting international security; intensification of counterterrorism efforts and arms control activities; strengthening collaboration in various military fields and sharing experiences.
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