Joint exercises of Special Navy Forces of Pakistan and Royal Bahrain "Shaheen Al-Jazeera" concluded in Karachi on Saturday. Commanders of Pakistan and Bahraini Navy observed the concluding exercise. They appreciated the professionalism and capabilities of the teams of both the forces.
Shaheen Al-Jazeera also included various operations of anti-marine terrorism and is a series of Special Forces exercise that has been regularly conducted since 1997 between Special Services Group-Navy (SSG-N) and the Bahrain Navy Special Forces at Karachi and Manama during alternate years, according to a press statement issued by Naval Headquarters in Islamabad.
During the exercise the special forces of the two countries demonstrated various operations related to maritime counter terrorism and interdiction operations of Maritime Special Warfare (MSW) teams successfully. A spokesman for the Pakistan Navy Commodore Nadeem Bokhari said in the statement that the exercise culminated with the display of coordinated Special Forces operations at sea which included boarding procedures through surface and air platforms.
The final event of the exercise was witnessed by commanders of the special operation forces of Royal Bahrain and the Pakistan Navy. Both commanders appreciated the professional conduct and skills displayed by the participating teams. The commanders highlighted that the exercise "Shaheen Al Jazeera" has provided beneficial enhancing and inter-operability between the two navies and their special operations forces.