Russian forces have reached in Pakistan for its first ever joint military drill.
The military exercise in which around 200 Russian army men are participating, was earlier reported to have been cancelled in the wake of the killing of 18 soldiers in the September 18 terror attack on an Indian army base in Jammu and Kashmir.
The two-week military drill named ‘Friendship 2016’ is the first between the two former Cold War rivals. It will continue till October 7.
The exercise is a signal that Russia and Pakistan are deepening their military cooperation.
