NEW DELHI: Shortly after Russian news agency Tass reported that the first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and Pakistan will open at Rattu in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Russian Embassy in Delhi issued a strong denial calling the reports “erroneous” and “mischievous”.
In its statement, the Russian Embassy said that “the Russia-Pakistan anti-terror exercise is not being held and will not be held in any point of so-called ‘Azad Kashmir’ (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) or in any other sensitive or problematic areas like Gilgit and Baltistan. The only venue of the exercise is Cherat.” This is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 34 miles south-east from Peshawar. Tass also edited its online story to remove the quote it had attributed to the Russian Southern Military Command’s press service mentioning Pakistan Army’s High Altitude School at Rattu in Gilgit-Baltistan as being a venue for the “opening ceremony drills.” (Agencies)
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