A week long exercise will continue till July 7 at Qixtonxia, Yeuhuan China. Troops of Special Services Group of both the countries will participate in joint exercise.

The exercise has been designed to benefit from the professional skills employed by the two Special Forces Group at sub unit level.

The aim of the exercise is to practice counter terrorism mechanisms along with drills in mountains and developing interpersonal rapport between participants of both sides.

Pakistan’s unprecedented success in counter-terrorism operations has contributed to an environment in which Pakistan Army and PLA have sought to hold a joint exercise to benefit from each others’ experiences.

This exercise is third in the series, in which Special Forces from both sides along with Chinese Air Force and Aviation are participating.

Senior Military leadership from both sides will also attend the Exercise. The YOUYI-III exercise will be a true manifestation to a famous Chinese phrase “Pakistan China friendship is higher than the mountains and deeper than oceans”.