Pakistan–Egypt Joint Exercise Thunder-II Concludes Successfully in Cherat
Joint Training in Cherat Reinforces Strategic Military Partnership Between Pakistan and Egypt
Pakistan–Egypt Defence Collaboration Deepens with Successful Thunder-II Exercise
Rawalpindi – 20 April, 2026 (Adnan Hameed) : Pakistan–Egypt Joint Exercise Thunder-II, focused on counterterrorism operations, was successfully conducted between the armies of Pakistan and Egypt at Cherat, Pakistan. Two week long exercise was designed to enhance interoperability by refining drills, procedures, and techniques related to counterterrorism operations through joint training.
Combat teams from the Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army and the Egyptian Special Forces actively participated, demonstrating exceptional professionalism and operational skill throughout the exercise.
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.
