Islamabad, February 16, 2023 (PPI-OT):Joint Military Exercise between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia concluded in Risalpur on Thursday. Troops from Royal Saudi Land Forces and Pakistan Army participated in the exercise Al-Kassah. The two weeks long exercise was aimed at sharing mutual experiences in the field of Route Search, Area Search, Vehicle, personal search and area clearance operations.

Drills and techniques regarding Improvised Explosives Devices, Vehicle IED, anti-suicidal, victim operated IED and handling of explosives were the special focus areas of the joint exercise. This is the 4th joint exercise of Al-Kassah series as part of bilateral military cooperation between both the friendly countries.

Engineer-in-Chief Pakistan Army witnessed the closing ceremony as Chief Guest. A high level military delegation from KSA headed by Director General Engineers Major General Saad Misfer Alqahtani also attended the closing ceremony.

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