China and Pakistan to hold first joint army training

China News Service, Beijing, October 10 (Reporter Li Chun) Chen Xi, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, released news on recent military-related issues on the 10th. He said that the Chinese and Pakistani armies will hold the "Karakoram-2026" joint army training, which is the first joint army training between the two countries.

Chen Xi said that in mid-to-late October, the Chinese and Pakistani armies will hold the "Karakoram-2026" joint army training in the Korla region of Xinjiang. Taking joint anti-terrorism and suppression operations in high-altitude areas as the subject, they will organize mutual training in skills such as drone operation, mobile search target shooting, and long-range sniping, and conduct joint command and actual military operation exercises. This is the first joint army training between the two countries, which will help both sides deepen exchanges and cooperation and enhance their ability to jointly respond to terrorist threats.

On the same day, Chen Xi also announced that on October 13, the fifth border defense friendly exchange event between China and Laos will be held in Mengla County and Mohan Port in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. This event aims to implement the consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and countries in China, enhance the traditional friendship between the two parties, deepen border defense cooperation between the two militaries, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.