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Two week long exercise was designed to enhance interoperability by refining drills, procedures, and techniques related to counterterrorism operations through joint training.<br \/>\nCombat teams from the Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army and the Egyptian Special Forces actively participated, demonstrating exceptional professionalism and operational skill throughout the exercise.<br \/>\nGeneral Officer Commanding, Special Services Group, attended the closing ceremony as the Chief Guest, while the Commander of Egyptian Paratroopers, Major General Mohamed Saad Abdel Razik, and the Defence Attach\u00e9 of Egypt also witnessed the event.<br \/>\nThe exercise also served to further strengthen the longstanding and historic military-to-military relations between the two friendly nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>military exercise RAWALPINDI Pakistan-Egypt Joint Exercise Thunder-II, focused on counterterrorism operations, was successfully conducted at Cherat, Pakistan. Two week long exercise was designed to enhance interoperability by refining drills, procedures, and techniques related to counterterrorism operations through joint training. 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