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Pakistan, Russia begin joint military excercise

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Pakistan and Russia are holding their first-ever joint military exercise today (Saturday), a development that has clearly jolted New Delhi.

Pakistan, Russia begin joint military excercise

Around 70 Russian soldiers and officers along with some 130 Pakistani counterparts are taking part in the war games called Friendship 2016. The name is a symbolical reference to the old Cold War tensions between Moscow and Islamabad, which the two capitals are now trying to overcome.

Pakistan, Russia begin joint military excercise

On Friday, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane landed the troops in Pakistan from their home base in southern Russia.


The exercise was first announced in January and is a signal that “Moscow and Islamabad are interested in deepening military-to-military relations,” Pakistan’s ambassador to Moscow Qazi Khalilullah told TASS.

“This obviously indicates a desire on both sides to broaden defense and military-technical cooperation,” he said.

The Friendship 2016 drill is going ahead despite speculation that they may be canceled, which surfaced after tensions between Pakistan and India escalated in the wake of the September 18 attack on Indian troops stationed in Uri, a town in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.
Pakistan, Russia begin joint military excercise


Moscow informed New Delhi of the scheduled joint exercise with Pakistan and is certain that they should not concern India, considering that they are conducted far from the disputed territories, Zamir Kabulov, the chief or Russian Foreign Ministry’s Middle East department told RIA Novosti.

The Russian defence ministry said the exercise was aimed at strengthening and developing military cooperation with Pakistan aimed at, among other things, "eliminating illegal armed groups", the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.

In 2014, Moscow lifted a longstanding ba


Pakistan, Russia begin joint military excercise

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