China-Pakistan war games along Rajasthan border

[fatman17]

China-Pakistan war games along Rajasthan border

Vimal BhatiaVimal Bhatia, TNN


JAISALMER: Pakistan and China have launched joint war games barely 25 km from the international border along Jaisalmer-Bikaner districts of Rajasthan.

The brigade-level military exercise by the People's Liberation Army's 101 Engineering regiment began last week and will continue for one month. Independent sources said this was the first time that Chinese troops were detected along India's western border.

According to information from intelligence sources, China is extending all possible help to Pakistan militarily. After assisting in oil and gas exploration in Pakistan, China is now working in close cooperation with it in India's western sector, providing Pakistan with tank upgrade technology and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

Officials contacted at the Army headquarters in New Delhi said they had "no specific information" about such an exercise. Another official said Pakistan Rangers conduct annual exercises but there was no information about the ongoing operations.

An intelligence source said the PLA's engineering battalion along with Pakistani soldiers are on an exercise on how to take out tanks and other heavy military vehicles from marshy areas, and how to make way for the infantry by constructing bridges.

The places where these operations are on are Suryaan and Chor, near Sem Nala in Rahimiyaar Khan in Pakistan, adjoining Tanot-Kishangarh area along Jaisalmer. There is an entire brigade of China for the military exercise there.

The source also said that the Chinese battalion along with Pakistan forces are practicing formations and operations along Bikaner district of Rajasthan. One officer, who refused to indentify himself since he is not authorized to speak, said the Chinese army along India's western border in Pakistan in the name of military exercise is "really surprising, and could prove strategically dangerous for India".

"China under the garb of military exercise has reached India's western border. This can't but be a matter of concern for us," he said.

 

[notsuperstitious]

When exercises are held along the border, don't we inform the other country? Is that a treaty or a general practice?

If true, nothing surprising there BTW.

 

[S-A-B-E-R->]

nothing on TV or print media ,i guss it just a HOAX somthing to spice things up by Vimal BhatiaVimal Bhatia, TNN

 

[Spring Onion]

When exercises are held along the border, don't we inform the other country? Is that a treaty or a general practice?

If true, nothing surprising there BTW.

We always inform India as per treaty its another matter some Orange bharati journalists are once again trying to create war phobia by coming up with twisted information or in other words lies

 

[Areesh]

Nothing on the Pakistani media or from ISPR.... Looks like another hoax to satisfy Bharati paranoia about China and Pakistan.

 

[SQ8]

Nothing on the Pakistani media or from ISPR.... Looks like another hoax to satisfy Bharati paranoia about China and Pakistan.

Quite likely.. the hawks have been hard at work after the mumbai blasts.

 

[Jango]

First we have PLA units in Gilgit-Baltistan,now PLA units in Pakistan Punjab.

Are you blind?,,,look on the previous posts, all concur that it was a hoax, no news anywhere else in the media or ISPR.

 

[praveen]

The Chinese have no LOC's to sustain an offensive through the western border the karakoram highway has been blocked due to a landslide.This is atmost a dog and pony show..If it is true

 

[Norboo]

Hmm...Interesting. But how the heck do Pakistanis and Chinese communicate? Interpreters? Or sign language?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Hmm...Interesting. But how the heck do Pakistanis and Chinese communicate? Interpreters? Or sign language?

We communicate with each other on this forum well enough.

Anyway, I'm sure there will be interpreters there.

 

[notorious_eagle]

When exercises are held along the border, don't we inform the other country? Is that a treaty or a general practice?

If true, nothing surprising there BTW.

Pakistan always informs India of any exercises it holds near the Indian border and Vice Versa to prevent any confusions. I have severe doubts about this news, if an exercise was being conducted with the PLA this close to the border, you can be damn sure that the proper authorities in India would have been notified about this exercise months in advance.

 

[Nav]

only Indian Media is Reporting this News.

 

[Spring Onion]

Nothing on the Pakistani media or from ISPR.... Looks like another hoax to satisfy Bharati paranoia about China and Pakistan.

Yeh even Indian army said that there is no such exercise going on there

 

[Spring Onion]

We communicate with each other on this forum well enough.

Anyway, I'm sure there will be interpreters there.

imagine if we are communicating in Urdu or Chinese

 

[krash]

The Chinese have no LOC's to sustain an offensive through the western border the karakoram highway has been blocked due to a landslide.This is atmost a dog and pony show..If it is true

You should know that land slides on the KKH are cleared in 2 days max. Btw there are landslides on the KKH nearly everyday.