Each year four units of Pakistan Army serve in maintaining peace in Congo. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistan Army's 45th Unit left Quetta on Sunday evening under a United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in conflict-hit Congo, Radio Pakistan reported.
According to Inter Services Public Relations, the unit belongs to 4 Azad Kashmir Regiment of Pakistan Army.
Read: Peace Keeping: Troops leave for Congo
Being a part of the UN Peace Keeping mission since 1992, four of Pakistan Army units serve to maintain peace in conflict ridden Congo every year.
However, with the security situation deteriorating at home, Pakistan, once a top troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping missions, has reduced troops significantly, data released by UN showed.
In last five years the global force involved in the UN peace keeping missions have increased from around 94,000 in 2009 to over 98,000 in first six months of 2014. But Pakistan has reduced troops by almost 32 per cent in a period that coincides with growing troubles at home and incidents abroad.
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