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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt on Monday started a two-week-long bilateral counter-terrorism exercise conducted between their militaries, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.&nbsp; Joint Exercise Thunder-II, which commenced on April 6 at the Special Operations School in Cherat, Pakistan, is a bilateral counter-terrorism exercise where troops from Pakistan&rsquo;s Special Services Group of and Egypt&rsquo;s Special Forces participate. &ldquo;The Commandant Special Operations School, Cherat, graced the opening ceremony as Chief Guest,&rdquo; the press release issued by ISPR said. According to the press release, the exercise was aimed at enhancing professional skills through joint training, while further strengthening the longstanding military-to-military relations between the two friendly countries. &ldquo;Participating troops will benefit from the exchange of mutual experiences and expertise, particularly in the conduct of counter-terrorism operations,&rdquo; ISPR added.

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The exercise aims at enhancing professional skills through joint training, while further strengthening the longstanding military-to-military relations between the two friendly countries; troops from Pakistan’s Special Services Group of and Egypt’s Special Forces will participate in the bilateral exercise.

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Pakistan, Egypt commence bilateral counter-terrorism Joint Exercise Thunder-II

Pakistan, Egypt commence bilateral counter-terrorism Joint Exercise Thunder-II