National News

RAWALPINDI, (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General
Raheel Sharif on Monday visited National Counter Terrorism Training
Centre (NCTC), Pabbi and witnessed Pakistan – Turkey joint Exercise
“ATATURK-IX”.
ATATURK-IX is a series of yearly joint exercise held by the
armies of both the countries.
According to Inter Services Public Relations, the two weeks
long exercise was conducted at high altitude in deep snow
environment at Rattu near Astore and later in urban environment at
Pabbi near Jhelum.
Troops from Turkish Special Forces and Turkish Mountain
Commando participated in exercise along with Pakistan Army troops.