The opening ceremony of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise 'Dostarym III' was held at National Counter Terrorism Center in Pabbi today (Wednesday).

The exercise is aimed at developing and bolstering coordination between the two armies in counter terrorism domain with a focus on integrated synergy, interoperability, quick decision making and swift actions at tactical level.

Special Forces of both countries will take part in hostage rescue, compound clearance, Heli rappelling and Close Quarters battle drills and procedures.

The joint exercise is being held as part of biennial exercise mechanism between the two armies. The first Joint exercise was held in 2017 in Pakistan and the second in 2019 in Kazakhstan.