Pakistan

Pak-Saudi joint exercise underway since March 18 in KSA: ISPR

292 Pakistani troops participating in the exercise, says Gen Asim Bajwa

Web Desk March 30, 2015

Major General Asim Bajwa. PHOTO: REUTERS

RAWALPINDI: A pre-scheduled Pak-Saudi joint exercise, Samsam-5, is underway since March 19 in Taif, Saudia Arabia, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

According to DG ISPR Major General Asim Bajwa, 292 Pakistani troops are participating in the exercise.

#KSA:A pre scheduled Pak-Saudi joint Ex Samsam-5 being held since 19 Mar in Taif,KSA.Not an ops deployment.292 Pak troops participating-1/2
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 30, 2015

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Samsam is a joint exercise held every year between the two countries, and in 2014 it was held near Jhelum in Pakistan, added the DG.

#KSA:Joint Ex Samsam is held every year.Last year it was held near Jhelum in Pakistan-2/2
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 30, 2015

COMMENTS (20)

Factual | 8 years ago | Reply It is a yearly exercise and happens every year alternately in Pakistan and KSA. You can search it and you will find the details. It helps to research a little before jumping on conspiracy theories. And yes it was pre-announced.

ajeet | 9 years ago | Reply @Ch. Allah Daad: Masters are not friends of slaves.

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Feroz | 9 years ago | Reply The cat is out of the bag. The gift is given, now discussions are confined to Gift wrapping.

Javed | 9 years ago | Reply They should rather do a joint exercise with US army. This way, they will become powerful enough to stop drones and attacks on our soil.

Luciferous | 9 years ago | Reply FO spokesperson and ISPR spokesperson: Too many feet, only one mouth! They seem to love the sound of their own voice and photos in papers!

faisal | 9 years ago | Reply A KHAN@ good observation. It is really surprising the way Pakistan senior army officers and bureaucrats kids are establishing big business in Canada. no wonder they are not bothered by Saudi demand till financial implications are met

Ashraf | 9 years ago | Reply "Exercise"? Really?? Reminds me of the Bruce Springsteen song "This gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark..."

Gopeet | 9 years ago | Reply Well, the Raja of Punjabistan, who is also the satrap of the Saudia King, is paying his yearly tribute to the Kingdom. By providing the 300 soldiers. Now this all includes 20 bolts of silk, 20 bolts of mulmul cotton, 20 bolts of brocade, 20 camels, 20 horses, 10 peacocks, 100 ounces of gold, 200 ounces of silver, 50 brass lotas and 100 bags of good quality long grain Basmati rice. This the Punjabi satrap Nawaz must deliver to the Saudia king every year, without fail. During good harvest years he must also include 100 sheep,...[no goats].

ajeet | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistan is ready to have pact with the devil to achieve parity with India?

A. Khan | 9 years ago | Reply Would Gen. Bajwa care to explain how his brothers went from delivering pizzas in the US to picking up blocks of Papa Joes franchises in the space of a few years ?

Ch. Allah Daad | 9 years ago | Reply Saudi Arabia is our best friend, brother and mentor. Time to prove that we are not ungrateful people.

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply You guys made correction to the headline but still got the date wrong. ISPR official tweet says exercise is underway since 19th march while your headline says its under way since 18th march.

parvez devarajan Nair a.k.a Johny | 9 years ago | Reply Good to see an honest pak fauj.This kindoff honesty we lack in India.Surely god will bless the brave pak fauj who will establish peace in saudi.godspeed oh..noble warriors.You hv to answer ur calling.

FUAD | 9 years ago | Reply Does he think we are living under a rock? Or is HE living under a rock? Remnants of Musharraf regime must be retired for good!!!

Whiskey Khan | 9 years ago | Reply So Pakistan succumb to the deadly Petrol-dollars pressure or the Price was right !!!!!

Woz Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply We the Pakistani people are not stupid. War games are announced in advanced, not retrospectively . We are now Saudi cannon fodder, pray for a short swift war, no doubt the consequences for being another countries sacrificial troops, will have profound affects on our people and region.

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply 19th March has already passed so your headline should be " Pak-Saudi joint exercise is being held since March 19th" . ISPR's Gen Asim's tweet also clearly states that exercise is already underway. His tweet says "A pre scheduled Pak-Saudi joint Ex Samsam-5 being held since 19 Mar in Taif,KSA."

Anonymous Reader | 9 years ago | Reply to be held on March 18????

ghazal | 9 years ago | Reply so price was met. ok, now Pakistan will pay in future

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Good move.....a fig leaf is better than no leaf.

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