ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will attend the counter-terrorism drills hosted by India under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in October, despite a chill in bilateral ties, a media report said on Saturday.
While Pakistani and Indian military contingents have taken part in counter-terrorism exercises together, this will be the first time that Pakistan will be attending such drills in India, The Express Tribune reported. Pakistan will attend international counter-terrorism exercise scheduled in October under SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, the newspaper quoted Pakistan foreign office spokesman Asim Iftikhar as saying on Friday.