Pakistan-Egypt Joint Exercise Thunder-II, focused on counterterrorism operations, was successfully conducted at Cherat.

Combat teams from Special Services Group (SSG) of Pakistan Army and the Egyptian Special Forces actively participated, demonstrating exceptional professionalism and operational skills throughout the exercise.

The General Officer Commanding, Special Services Group, attended the closing ceremony as the Chief Guest, while the Commander of Egyptian Paratroopers, Major General Mohamed Saad Abdel Razik, and the Defence Attaché of Egypt also witnessed the event.

The exercise also served to further strengthen the longstanding and historic military-to-military relations between the two friendly nations.