Daily Times

The Pakistan Army will send a delegation to China to participate in two out of four contests of the International Army Games to be held in Korla, northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

“The Pakistan Army has confirmed its participation in two contests,” a senior official said Tuesday.

As part of International Army Games to be held in seven countries, including China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Chinese Army will host four competitions, including Suvorov Attack, Clear Sky and Safety Route in Korla of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, while the Chinese Navy will host Seaborne Assault in Quanzhou city of southeast China’s Fujian province.

According to a spokesperson for China’s Defence Ministry, the teams from the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force were having targeted training according to the programme and would enter the competition fields successively. “We will consult skills and deepen exchanges with foreign militaries during the competition,” he commented.

Besides Pakistan and China, teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Iran, Zimbabwe and Venezuela have signed up for the contests to be held in China. The International Army Games will be held from July 28 to August 11.

Published in Daily Times, July 4^th 2018.