RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Tuesday attended the opening ceremony of the multi-national special forces exercise “Eternal Brotherhood-II”. The opening ceremony was held at Barotha, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.
According to ISPR, contingents of special forces from Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan are participating in two weeks two-week-long military exercise.
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir visited Barotha Garrison and interacted with the exercising participants. The General Officer Commanding Special Service Group briefed the COAS on the scope/ conduct of the exercise, ISPR added.
The exercise is aimed at further harnessing the historic military-to-military relations among the friendly nations, including nurturing of joint employment concept while identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations and benefitting from each other’s experience against terrorism, ISPR said.
Prior to visiting Barotha, General Syed Asim Munir also visited the Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) Shinkiari, which is the Center of Excellence for the training of Non-Commissioned Officers. The Army Chief laid a floral wreath at Yadgaar-e-Shuhada and addressed the Academy participants.
Junior Leaders Backbone of Pakistan Army
Addressing on the occasion, the Army Chief remarked, “Junior Leaders are the backbone of the Pakistan Army and are key to success in Conventional and Unconventional Warfare.” “Our standard of leadership and professionalism is par excellence compared to any modern army of the world. Junior leaders of Pakistan Army have proven their spirit in the fields of training, operations, and world-class competitions across the world”, he concluded.
On arrival at Junior Leadership Academy and Barotha, the COAS was received by Inspector General Training & Evaluation.
