ISLAMABAD, Sep 25: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on an official visit to China, witnessed the “Warrior 2008” military at Zhurihe in the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia on Thursday.

According to a press release issued by the ISPR, the exercise involved two regional military commands. The exercise was conducted to test the capability of the regional commands in mobile attack by a reinforced mechanised infantry division and counter-attack by a reinforced armoured brigade supported by additional army units and air force against a mobile defence force.

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