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China arms penniless Pakistan in Karakoram drill
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News18•15-10-2026, 17:42
China arms penniless Pakistan in Karakoram drill
- •Pakistan soldiers arrived empty-handed at the Karakoram 2026 military exercise held at China's Korla military base.
- •China supplied modern weapons including Type 191 assault rifles, Type 201 squad machine guns, armored vehicles, and drones to Pakistan.
- •Experts reveal China aims to establish a monopoly over Pakistan's defense market and achieve interoperability under a single command.
- •The joint drill near the Indian border poses a significant strategic concern for Indian defense agencies.
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The joint military exercise between China and Pakistan, which commenced at the Korla military base in China's Xinjiang province, is named 'Karakoram 2026'.
During the training, the Chinese army handed over advanced weapons including the Type 191 Assault Rifle, Type 201 Squad Machine Gun, Type 11 Armored Assault Vehicle, Type 08 IFVs, as well as suicide drones and anti-drone fighter systems.
The drill is sensitive for India because Korla in Xinjiang is located close to the Ladakh border, and the two-front military coordination along with identical lethal weapons poses a major challenge along the Line of Actual Control and Line of Control.
