Member states of the SCO will participate in the joint military drill named ‘Peace Mission 2018’.
The exercises are biannual, multinational drills with the goal of enhancing counterterrorism coordination and cooperation among the eight member countries.
Indian and Pakistani armies are taking part for the first time will help ease tensions between the two neighbours and promote positive interactions.
The last exercise of the SCO was held in Kyrgyzstan in September 2016.
The 2018 exercise will be the first for India and Pakistan since becoming full members of the SCO in 2017
It also will be the first time India and Pakistan take part in a military exercise together since their independence, though their militaries have previously worked on United Nations peacekeeping missions