ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military says Chinese and Pakistani troops have conducted a joint field exercise to improve their ability to combat terrorism. In a statement released to the media on Tuesday, the military said the seven-week long exercise was held in the district of Attock in the eastern province of Punjab. It said Pakistani army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif and senior Chinese army officer Gen. Li Fayi witnessed the concluding session of the exercise. Sharif, in his remarks, vowed that Pakistan and China will continue to work to eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, according to the statement. The Pakistan army is currently conducting a major offensive against militants in the former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban along the border with Afghanistan. — AP
