Russia has again rubbished reports that its troops will be holding joint military exercises with Pakistani forces in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is a part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
It clarified that the anti-terror drills will take place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
The denial came as Russian troops arrived in Islamabad yesterday for the first-ever joint exercises with Pakistani forces from Saturday under the name 'Friendship-2016', reflecting growing military ties between the two countries.
Deputy Director of Information and Press Department Yury Materiy said that Russia holds such military drills with other countries of the region as well. Notably, India and Russia yesterday kicked off the eighth edition of their joint military exercise in Vladivostok with a focus on counter-terror operations.
On Friday, a statement by the Russian embassy in New Delhi said: “Contrary to some reports appearing in a section of the press, the Russia-Pakistan anti-terror exercise is not being held and will not be held in any point of so-called 'Azad Kashmir' or in any other sensitive or problematic areas like Gilgit and Baltistan."
"All reports alleging the drills taking place at the High Altitude Military School in Rattu are erroneous and mischievous," the Russian embassy said.
Earlier, media reports from Islamabad said the exercises will take place at Pakistan Army's High Altitude School in Rattu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
About 200 troops from the two countries will take part in the two-week long military drills called as 'Friendship 2016', which have been termed as a sign of growing military ties between the former rivals of Cold war era.
"A contingent of Russian ground forces arrived in Pakistan for first ever Pak-Russian joint exercise from September 24 to October 10," army spokesman Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa tweeted along with some photographs of the Russian and Pakistan troops.
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24/9/16
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It clarified that the anti-terror drills will take place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
The denial came as Russian troops arrived in Islamabad yesterday for the first-ever joint exercises with Pakistani forces from Saturday under the name 'Friendship-2016', reflecting growing military ties between the two countries.
Deputy Director of Information and Press Department Yury Materiy said that Russia holds such military drills with other countries of the region as well. Notably, India and Russia yesterday kicked off the eighth edition of their joint military exercise in Vladivostok with a focus on counter-terror operations.
On Friday, a statement by the Russian embassy in New Delhi said: “Contrary to some reports appearing in a section of the press, the Russia-Pakistan anti-terror exercise is not being held and will not be held in any point of so-called 'Azad Kashmir' or in any other sensitive or problematic areas like Gilgit and Baltistan."
- "The only venue of the exercise is Cherat," the statement added, referring to a place in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa. Cherat lies 34 miles south-east from Peshawar.
"All reports alleging the drills taking place at the High Altitude Military School in Rattu are erroneous and mischievous," the Russian embassy said.
Earlier, media reports from Islamabad said the exercises will take place at Pakistan Army's High Altitude School in Rattu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
About 200 troops from the two countries will take part in the two-week long military drills called as 'Friendship 2016', which have been termed as a sign of growing military ties between the former rivals of Cold war era.
"A contingent of Russian ground forces arrived in Pakistan for first ever Pak-Russian joint exercise from September 24 to October 10," army spokesman Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa tweeted along with some photographs of the Russian and Pakistan troops.
['zeenews.india.com]
24/9/16
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