Context: The Pakistan Army is holding a month-long exercise in the Thar Desert, located in the Sindh province, to prepare for conflict in extreme desert environments.

Details:

• The exercise, code-named ‘Jidar-ul-Hadeed’, is a four-week long defensive manoeuvre exercise aimed at validating the concept of defence in deserts.
• Troops from the Karachi Corps will be practising tactical drills and procedures as part of the exercise.
• The Army said the exercises are being conducted in extreme desert conditions, 74 km ahead of Chhor in Sindh, under conventional operations.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-army-conducts-exercises-in-thar-desert/article33836562.ece#:~:text=The%20Pakistan%20Army%20is%20holding,an%20official%20statement%20on%20Saturday.

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