The closing ceremony of Pakistan – Russia Joint Exercise Druzhba-VII in the Counter Terrorism domain was conducted between the Armies of Pakistan and Russia at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi, today.
Two weeks long exercise was commenced on 13 October 2024. Special Forces of the Pakistan Army and 54 x all ranks from the Russian Army participated in the Exercise.
Inspector General Training & Evaluation (IGT&E), Lieutenant General Fayyaz Hussain Shah, HI (M) graced the Closing Ceremony as Chief Guest. Russian Ambassador, His Excellency Albert P. Khorev also witnessed the Ceremony.
The troops displayed the highest standards of professionalism during the conduct. The Exercise was aimed at refining drills, procedures, and techniques, besides harnessing the historic military-to-military relations among the friendly countries.