ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-China joint military exercise codenamed ‘Warrior-VI’ culminated near Kharian, says an official announcement by the Inter-Services Public Relations here on Saturday.

Troops from Special Forces of Pakistan Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China participated in the exercise which continued for four weeks.

The joint exercise was aimed at sharing respective experiences in the field of counterterrorism operations and learning from each other’s expertise.

Inspector General Training and Evaluation Lt Gen Sher Afgan was the chief guest on the occasion.

The contingent of the special forces of the PLA had reached Pakistan last month to participate in the counterterrorism drills. This was the sixth joint exercise of the series as part of bilateral military cooperation between the two countries. The exercises are held annually alternating between Pakistan and China.

Pakistan had last hosted these exercises in 2016. These drills are held as part of the bilateral military cooperation and have complemented the growth of defence relations. Pakistan had earlier hosted a contingent of Russian Special Forces in October and November last year for two-week drills.

Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2019