Pakistan-Bahrain military exercise concludes

Two-week long exercise focused on counter terrorism techniques, says ISPR

The Pakistan-Bahrain joint military exercise ‘Al Badar-IV 2020’ concluded on Thursday at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Pabbi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, said the military’s media wing.

“The two-week long exercise focused on counter terrorism techniques, including cordon and search operations, built up area clearance with combat aviation support,” according to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.

Disabling IED techniques and sniper shooting was also part of the exercise. Troops from Kingdom of Bahrain National Guard and Pakistan’s Special Service Group (SSG) participated in the training.

A high-level military delegation from Bahrain headed by General Abdual Rahman Rashed Al Saad and General Officer Commanding, SSG, Major General Mumtaz Hussain attended the closing ceremony.