BEIJING, Nov 14: Pakistan and China will hold their second joint naval exercise next week in the Arabian Sea off the Karachi coast. A fleet of the Chinese Navy is already on its way to the Arabian Sea to join the Pakistan Navy.

Defence sources told APP that the Chinese naval fleet comprises two ships, a missile destroyer and helicopters. This will be the first combined maritime drill undertaken by the Chinese navy in alien sea waters. The drill is likely to take place from Nov 21 to 24.

The two navies will focus on non-traditional areas. A large number of sailors and officers from the two sides will take part in the exercise in an effort to strengthen their decades-old military-to-military relations and further enhance their professional skills.—APP