11 spectacular images of 'Thunder of the North' military exercises

Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky for the final day of what Saudi Arabia billed as the region’s biggest-ever military exercises. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif along with the top Saudi leadership witnessed the concluding ceremony of ‘Thunder of the North’ military exercises which was dubbed the region's biggest-ever military exercises.

Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder aircraft performed flight manoeuvres during the parade at the concluding ceremony of the 12-day ‘Thunder of the North’ military exercises.

Here we look at 11 spectacular photographs of the military parade.