RAWALPINDI: The closing ceremony of the two-week-long Joint Anti-Terro­rist Exercise 2021 was held at the National Co­unter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi, where the troops from China and Pakistani armed forces took part in the drill.

This was the first military exercise conducted in Pakis­tan under the ambit of the Sha­n­ghai Cooperation Organi­sation’s Regional Anti Terrorism Structure, said a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Monday.

The exercise focused on enhancing cooperation and cohesiveness in combating international terrorism.

The Chinese and Pakistani troops participated in the exercise and shared their experiences of capacity building and innovative approaches and methods on emerging technologies being used to counter the evolving threats.

The exercise was cond­u­cted in two stages. The stage one of the training was conducted in respective SCO member countries from July 26 to 31, while the stage two was conducted in Pakistan from Sept 21 to Oct 4.

During the training, the troops from China and Pak­istan extensively practiced various drills as part of the joint counterterro­rism ope­­rations from planning to conduct, including cor­don and search, compound clea­rance, close quarter battle, rappelling from heli­­­­­copter, explosive hand­ling and medical evacuation.

Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2021