RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited the National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi near Jhelum on Monday and witnessed the Pakistan-Turkey joint exercise “ATATURK-IX”, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
In a press release issued on Monday, the Pakistan army media wing ISPR said that the two-week long exercise “ATATURK-IX’’ is a series of yearly joint exercise between the Pakistan and Turkish armies.
The joint exercise was conducted at high altitude deep snow environment at Rattu near Astore and later in urban environment at Pabbi.
The troops from Turkish Special Forces and Turkish Mountain Commando participated in exercise along with Pakistan Army troops.
