The first two-week Pak-Saudi Joint Special Forces Exercise "AL BATTAR-I" kicked off at Cherat today.

The exercise is aimed at further harnessing the historic military to military relations between both the countries, including nurturing of joint employment concept and identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaboration, with a view to accrue maximum benefits from each other's experience in employment against terrorism.

At the start of the opening ceremony, National anthems of both countries were played.  Senior officials from both the Armed Forces were present on the occasion.

According to ISPR, such joint Military Exercises between armies of both brotherly countries are aimed at enhancing existing bilateral relations and benefiting from each other's experience.