Sino-Pak shared exercises improve counter terror skills: CoAS

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said, "The sharing of best experiences through series of exercises had improved counter terror combat skills of both Chinese and Pakistani troops." He expressed these thoughts while speaking to officers and troops during his visit to the National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) Pabbi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The Army Chief spent his day witnessing concluding sessions of high profile training events, the ISPR stated. He saw the final day of two months long Pak-China exercise Warrior-4, which was focused on high impact counter terrorism operations both in rural and urban areas using heli borne and Special Forces of both countries.
He emphasized that, "Such exercises have integrated the two armies and will help us to eliminate terrorism from the region." "Our newly built NCTC has been recognised as a world class facility and is attracting other armies for training with our Army," he added. The CoAS appreciated the interest of friendly countries in training with Pak Army, and said, "We will continue to offer our training services for defeating the menace of terrorism and bringing peace."
He also commended the staff of Training Centre for having trained Rangers, Police, ASF and other services also in fighting terrorists. Later, the Chinese Military Commander paid his gratitude to Pak Army for the highest standard of training and skills, an asset that China shall continue to benefit. "Our successful training and closeness will help further consolidate long term trusted strategic friendship of our two eternally friendly countries," the Chinese Commander said.
The Army Chief also witnessed the first ever Long Range Sniper Shooting Competition called The Striker's Cup, in which 100 top civilian and military shooters from all over the country participated. The CoAS awarded prizes to the best shooters. Major Junaid was declared the best shooter and won the Striker's Cup. CoAS directed to expand the scope and participation of firers to train our youth to be able to win shooting competitions at international level. Earlier on arrival, CoAS was received by Commander 1 Corps, Lieutenant General Umar Farooq Durrani.