ISLAMABAD: The Al-Shehab-2 joint counter-terrorism exercise between Pakistani and Saudi Arabian forces was under way at the Prince Naif Security City in Riyadh, on Sunday, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The initiative aims to help the participating troops to learn from their shared experiences in counter-terrorism, as well as to foster bilateral cooperation between the two forces, the ISPR said.
The agency said that 68 officers and soldiers belonging to the Special Services Group (SSG) from Pakistan were participating in the exercise.
The two-week long exercise started on November 25 and shall end on December 10.
Al-Shehab 1 joint counter-terrorism exercise was held last year in Pakistan.
Published in Daily Times, December 4th 2017.
