Pakistan-KSA joint counter-terrorism exercise AL BATTAR-I concludes

Pakistan-KSA joint counter-terrorism exercise AL BATTAR-I concludes

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The closing ceremony of Pakistan-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Joint Exercise in Counter Terrorism domain, AL BATTAR-I, was held at Cherat, the military's media wing said on Monday.

According to a news release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) the two-week long exercise commenced on August 22 with the participation of Special Forces contingents from two brotherly countries.

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al Malkiy along with senior military leadership, witnessed the final day activities of the exercise.

Combat Aviation along with the Special Forces of both countries, displayed their professional excellence. The Exercise concluded with the Fly Past.

The exercise was aimed at further harnessing the historic military-to-military relations between both brotherly countries, including nurturing of joint employment concept against counter-terrorism and identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations.