Pakistan-Russia Joint Exercise Druzhba-VII commences

Rawalpindi: Pakistan-Russia Joint Exercise Druzhba-VII which is the 7th bilateral joint exercise in Counter Terrorism domain between the Armies of Pakistan and Russia has commenced at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

The two-week-long exercise commenced on October 13 at the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi with the participation of Light Commando Troops of the Pakistan Army and Russian Military Contingent, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release said.

The Commandant National Counter Terrorism Centre graced the opening ceremony of the exercise as a chief guest.

The exercise is aimed at refining professional skills through joint training besides harnessing the historic military-to-military relations among the friendly countries.

The participating troops are looking forward to benefiting from mutual expertise and experience.