Two-week exercise designed to improve interoperability by refining exercises, procedures and techniques, says ISPR
Pakistan and Egypt successfully concluded a joint counter-terrorism exercise, “Thunder-II”, held at Cherat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the army’s media wing said on Monday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two-week exercise was “designed to improve interoperability by refining drills, procedures and techniques related to counter-terrorism operations through joint training.”
Combat teams from Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) and Egyptian Special Forces participated in the exercise, “demonstrating exceptional professionalism and operational skill throughout.”
The closing ceremony was attended by the General Officer Commanding of the Special Services Group as the chief guest, while the commander of the Egyptian paratroopers, Major General Mohamed Saad Abdel Razik, and the Egyptian defense attaché also witnessed the event.
The ISPR said the exercise “served to further strengthen the long-standing and historic military relations between the two friendly nations.”
Pakistan and Egypt began the joint exercise on April 6 at the Cherat Special Operations School, the ISPR reported then.
Pakistan’s armed forces regularly conduct joint exercises with foreign armies to exchange professional knowledge and strengthen combat readiness.
In January, the armies of Pakistan and the United States also carried out a joint military exercise titled ‘Inspired Gambit-2026’ aimed at enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two forces.
