COAS General Kayani Attends Closing Ceremony of Joint Military Exercise (YOUYI-IV) Friendship-IV

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), General Hou Shusen attended the closing ceremony of  Joint Military Exercise Friendship-IV-2011 (YOUYI-IV).

The Joint Military Exercise (YOUYI-IV) Friendship-IV involved 260 special forces soldiers from he Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)  and 280 SSG operators from the Pakistan Army.

This brigade-level joint military exercise focused on the joint anti-terrorism training of the special operation forces of Pakistan and China. Exercise also involved airborne jumps, helilifting of the special forces, search  &  rescue and assault on terrorist strong holds.