The Armed Forces of Pakistan and Morocco began the third edition of their joint bilateral military exercise on Monday, focusing on training against terrorism and improving professional skills, according to a press release from the Wing of Military Media in Pakistan, Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR).
The opening ceremony took place at the Special Operations School in Cherat, a military training center nestled on the hilly ground of the Nowshera district in northwest Pakistan.
The exercise, entitled Pak-Morocco Joint Bilateral Militarale Exemplis-2015, brings together the Elite Special Services (SSG) group in Pakistan and the Moroccan special forces. The objective, noted ISPR, is to promote interoperability, to exchange tactical expertise and to strengthen long -standing defense links between the two nations.
“The exercise aims to refine professional skills thanks to joint training and to exploit historic military relations to soldiers between friendly countries,” the ISPR said in a statement.
Pakistan shares a history of warm diplomatic and military relations with several Arab countries, including Morocco. These links frequently translate into joint training exercises, defense production partnerships and the sharing of anti -terrorist intelligence.
Last year, the collaboration extended to the aerospace field, when the Moroccan inspector of the Air Force Inspector Mohammed Gadih visited Pakistan and discussed the widening of military cooperation. During his visit, the Pakistani Air Force chief reaffirmed the country’s commitment to provide fundamental and tactical training programs to Moroccan staff.
The current military exercise is considered another step towards strengthening defense diplomacy and operational coordination between the two Islamic nations.
