Pakistan hosting "Ataturk-XII 2023" drills with Turkey

Pakistan hosting
February 1, 2023 - 15:19 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Pakistan and Turkey are conducting joint military exercises in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the former, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to a statement from the Pakistan military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations, the opening ceremony was attended by officials from both countries.

"Troops from Turkish special force and Pakistan Special Services Group (SSG) are participating in the exercise," said the statement.

The two-week-long "Ataturk-XII 2023" drills are aimed at “enhancing counter-terrorism techniques”, it added.

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