Russian army contingent in Pakistan for joint training exercise

RAWALPINDI: A contingent of the Russian army has arrived in Pakistan to participate in Pak-Russia Joint Training Exercise ‘Druzhba-III’, the director-general of Inter-Services Public Relations said in a tweet on Monday.

This is the third exercise as part of Pak-Russia bilateral training cooperation. The first exercise was held in Pakistan in 2016, while the second was conducted in Russia in 2017, Major General Asif Ghafoor said.