Two-week exercise designed to improve interoperability by refining drills, procedures, techniques, ISPR says
Pakistan and Egypt successfully concluded a joint counter-terrorism exercise, “Thunder-II”, held in Cherat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Monday.
According to the 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 the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) and the Egyptian Special Forces participated in the exercise, “demonstrating exceptional professionalism and operational skills throughout”.
The closing ceremony was attended by the General Officer Commanding Special Services Group as the chief guest, while Commander Egyptian Paratroopers Major General Mohamed Saad Abdel Razik and Egypt’s Defense Attaché also witnessed the event.
The ISPR said the exercise “served to further strengthen the long-standing and historic military-to-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 at the time.
Pakistan’s armed forces regularly conduct joint exercises with foreign militaries to exchange professional expertise and enhance combat readiness.
In January, the Pakistan and US armies also conducted a joint military exercise titled ‘Inspired Gambit–2026’ with the aim of strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation between the two forces.
