— Al-Samsam 8, a joint military exercise between the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and Pakistan Army, started in Pakistan Tuesday, in the presence of the Military Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad Maj. Gen. Pilot Awad Bin Abdullah Al-Zahrani, the commander of the 37th Brigade Maj. Gen.l Javed Dost and senior officers from both sides. During the ceremony, which took place at the Counter-Terrorism Training Center in Pakistan, Maj. Gen. Dost confirmed the complete readiness of all participating forces in the exercise. He added that all strategic and field plans for the implementation of the various stages of the drill have been put in place to ensure maximum success. He said that the exercise would contribute to achieving a set of important objectives, mainly the integration of expertise between the participating forces to carry out their duties in a teamwork spirit. — SPA