Multinational joint special forces exercise ‘Fajar Al Sharq-V’ concludes

The closing ceremony of the multinational joint special forces exercise ‘Fajar Al Sharq-V’ was held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.

The exercise saw special forces troops from Pakistan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait take part in the two-week-long drills which commenced on November 27.

“Besides the exercising troops, officers from the brotherly countries of Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait also witnessed the closing ceremony,” said the military’s media wing.

Special Forces of participating countries displayed their professional excellence on the final day of the exercise, added the ISPR.

The exercise was aimed at ”further harnessing the historic military-to-military relations amongst brotherly countries and helped nurture joint employment concepts against counter-terrorism” and identified areas of mutual interest for future collaborations between the militaries.