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Pak-Saudi special forces hold joint exercise

By AFP
December 04, 2017

RAWALPINDI: Pak-Saudi Special Forces joint counter terrorism exercise ‘Al-Shehab-2’ is under way at Prince Naif Security City, Riyadh. According to an ISPR statement issued on Sunday, the two weeks long exercise started on 25 November and will continue till December 10, 2017. “Al-Shehab I” was held last year in Pakistan. Pakistani contingent comprising of 68 officers and soldiers of Special Services Group (SSG) is participating in this exercise. The Pak-Saudia joint exercise will help participating troops from both sides to learn from each other’s experiences in the counter-terrorism field and strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two forces and the countries.