Two-week exercise designed to improve interoperability by refining exercises, procedures and techniques, according to ISPR
Pakistan and Egypt have successfully concluded a joint counter-terrorism exercise, ‘Thunder-II’, held at Cherat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, military media reported on Monday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two-week exercise was “designed to improve interoperability by refining exercises, procedures and techniques related to counter-terrorism operations through joint training”.
Combat teams from the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) and Egyptian Special Forces participated in the exercise, “displaying exceptional professionalism and operational proficiency throughout the exercise.”
The closing ceremony was attended by the General Officer Commanding 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 historic and long-standing military relations between the two friendly nations.”
Pakistan and Egypt began the joint exercise on April 6 at the Special Operations School in Cherat, the ISPR had said then.
The Pakistan Armed Forces regularly conduct joint exercises with foreign armies to exchange professional expertise and strengthen their combat readiness.
In January, the Pakistani and US militaries also conducted a joint military exercise titled ‘Inspired Gambit-2026’ aimed at strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation between the two forces.
