BEIJING/ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the People’sLiberation Army Air Force started a joint drill at Bholari sector nearSindh, the area close to India’s Gujarat border.

Both time-tested and all-weather friends kicked off these drills amid theCovid-19 pandemic that reflects the profound friendship between the twonations.

Earlier on Monday, a batch of Chinese air force soldiers left for Pakistanfor a joint air force training, this development comes a week after theChinese Defense Minister’s visit to the country.

The Chinese defense ministry announced the joint air force training namedas ‘Shaheen-IX,’ which would last until the end of December.

This is the ninth time the two air forces have held the “Shaheen” jointtraining. The first training was held in March 2011.

Satellite imagery expert, DETRESFA, tweeted on Monday that a “#ChinaAirForce (PLAAF) Y20 Heavy lift plane was spotted descending into #Pakistannear Bholari Airbase, along with it was spotted another unknown aircraft(suspected PLAAF) following the same route Aircraft are suspected to be insupport of a joint exercise”