KorlaPakistani troops are training in Xinjiang on drones and sniping.
It follows a September joint patrol at 4,700 metres near Khunjerab.
China’s defence ministry said the drills cover high-altitude clearance operations, drone operation and long-range sniping, with joint command exercises.
Neither Pakistan’s army nor China’s has said how long Karakoram 2026 will run.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn
- relays China's 'high-altitude joint anti-terrorism clearance' framing from its defence ministry spokesman, with drills in Xinjiang
Sources: Dawn