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Amid deepening ties, Chinese troops join Pakistan Day parade

ISLAMABAD, Mar 23 (Reuters) Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops for the first time joined the Pakistan Day parade in the capital Islamabad today, in a sign of deepening ties.
Before Pakistan showed off long-range rockets, tanks and other military hardware, armed Chinese troops marched past Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the chief of Pakistan's powerful military.
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain said it was the first time Chinese troops participated in a parade in a foreign country, terming it a "historic event", with the two countries embarking on building vast infrastructure together.
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