Thank you our new found friend, Afterall we have a common challenge in the shape of Chechen terrorists. A lot positive can be achieved if we join hands to hound them.

Wah je Wah!

Russia is showing to India that if India get too close to US, Russia will start building its own relation with arch rival pakistan. I think, righ now to counter china, India need US than Russia who is anyway getting too close to China after Western sanctions!!! Geo political game is changing..

Pakistan was the ally of US in the war against terrorism, but US found Bin Laden living safely near Pak army camp. Now Russians can also expect big surprises from Pakistan.

Is this a joke, or does it show that such training is needed, and the boasts about Pak Army and ISI being the best in the world is all nonsense and empty?

Thank you Russia.

Pakistan has money to buy arms from Russia ? . Very unlikely.

Good decision , Hope Russia will teach something worth to pakistan army . They really need good training as not able to control the terrorists inside their territory

@Indian Christian - Always ill will...not nice!

We should spread out assets not Russia and then do to them what we did to the US

Pak need aircraft carrier from russia and trg to counter cia covert designs .

Putin is coming to india next month..so do not celebrate..

india now ready for drowning your booming economy. your proxy wars will create much problems for yourself.

@BRR ISI best, full penetration of RAW and military.

Russia has never betrayed Pakistan and can be a good friend. Good to see that Pakistan is moving forward in its relationships with important countries in the region. Pakistan Russia China are a good alliance.

Good development, Pakistan should keep good relations with all ... Whatever best for us we should do it.

Oh yeah, Russians have proven recored of successful counter-terrorism strategy. Just look at their recored from Afghan debacle.

What a joke! It's like training a thief how to catch thieves.

Obama coming to India in January. Things have come a full circle it seems now.

I m so glad to know that a Russian Defense minister visiting Pakistan despite of the past grievances these 2 countries decided to move forward together. Russia is 100 times better than the United States as an alley and after-all they are our neighbors. The Indian influence in Afghanistan is growing and their top TV channels are spreading hatred against Pakistan. we need to be friends with Russia. Long live pak-russia relations......

@Indian Christian it is not Pakistan that choose their biggest religious fanatic with a history of violence as their leader. Indians on the other hand did choose the RSS extremist to lead them!!!

Pakistan has made a wise decision There are no permanent friends or enemies only permanent interest depending solely on China and US is short sightedness. I wish Pakistan gets well from its Islamic fever and make friends with other countries including India.

'Russia to provide counter-terrorism training to Pakistan'. It is like taking coals back to Newcastle. We should be giving them training in counter-terrorism.

As the editorial clearly points out - "No doubt aware of its international isolation, Pakistan is keen to ...", Pakistan is a pariah country because of its direct and indirect involvement in terrorism through proxy forces and international jehadi activism. As there is a famous saying that - 'who is about to drown in water, tries to hold on even to a straw', this visit by Russian minister is making Pakistan to go in a celebratory mode, writing editorials & commentators like Doctor Zak loudly proclaiming in Dawn forum of upcoming axis of China-Russia-Pak against evil India and this will lead to Pakistan soon becoming a member of G20, and blah blah blah. It should be understood that it was China, which in recent interactions with Russia (which too finds itself isolated currently due to Ukraine crisis) had prodded Russia to start political & diplomatic interactions with Pakistan. That is it. Nothing much should be read in it. Russia already has a pathological dislike of Pakistan because of its bitter experience in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Moreover, the highly sanctioned economy of Russia can not afford to anger New Delhi by having any significant military sales to Pakistan, because Russia is still the largest provider of military equipments to India and the stakes for Russia (billions of Dollars) here are very high. Whereas, India has deep pockets Therefore, Putin, the most powerful man of Russia, has already met Modi twice in the last 4 months (formal meeting in Brazil for BRICS summit & informal meeting in Australia for G20) and is visiting New Delhi once again in the next month. Therefore, it would be better if Pakistan stops dreaming like "Sheikh-Chilli key hasin sapney".

Russia should also provide Pakistan counter-'GOOD'-terrorism training.

why are our good neghbours so keen in this comments space ? like any pak related issue / development elicits a fiesty response

no criticize pls ......bhai aim is get pak land free of anti elements......that's all...no tie...no polarisation.....accha socho.

Wow Russia joining hands with Pakistan.This will be interesting to watch.Who will benefit and what.I guess seeing India and U.S close.Putin wants to see what his other options are.

@Avacado Russians will start hounding Chechen terrorists hiding in Pakistan. Do you think they are willing to train Pakistani troops without an ulterior motive?

@Akhtar What a beautiful dream.

@Naveed In real democracy people choose whom them feel fit to lead them. You have to get used to it and have absolutely no say in it.

Training the trainer? Only couple of days ago I read Pakistan is going to train Chinese on counter terrorism operations..

@Rupa There is nothing wrong in countries changing policies and mending fences. Be assured any friendship with Pakistan will not be at the expense of India. Russia cannot afford it.

Training to defeat Gulbuddin hikmatyar and Burhanuddin who defaced Russia with the help of Pakistani army. Russia coming to take revenge

i though Pakistan was the world specialist in tackling terrorism considering all the experience it had to face