Russia-Pakistan to hold joint military drills

Russian

and Pakistani troops will hold joint military drills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 21 to November 4.

Vadim Astafyev, head of the Russian Southern Military District’s press service, said the ‘Friendship 2018’ drills will be held at a training range in Pabbi town, reports Xinhua News Agency. Servicemen from the two countries’ armed forces will perform tasks at an altitude of 1,400 metres above sea level, Astafyev said. In the 2017 drills, over 200 servicemen took part. (IANS)