The opening ceremony of the Multinational Special Forces Exercise 'Eternal Brotherhood-II' was held at Barotha on September 19, 2023. Special Forces contingents from Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan are participating in this two-week-long exercise.

COAS, General Syed Asim Munir NI (M), visited Barotha Garrison and interacted with the participating soldiers. He was briefed on the scope and conduct of the exercise by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Special Services Group (SSG).
The exercise aims to further strengthen the historic military-to-military relations among the friendly countries, nurturing joint employment concepts, identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations, and benefiting from each other's experience in counterterrorism.

Before visiting Barotha, COAS also went to the Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) Shinkiari, which serves as the Center of Excellence for the training of Non-Commissioned Officers. He laid a floral wreath at Yadgaar-e-Shuhada and addressed the participants of the Academy, stating that "Junior leaders are the backbone of Pakistan Army and are key to success in both conventional and unconventional warfare."
“Our standard of professionalism and leadership is par excellence compared to any modern army of the world. Junior leaders of Pakistan Army have proven their mettle in the fields of training, operations and world class competitions across the world”, COAS concluded.
On arrival at JLA and Brotha, COAS was received by Inspector General Training and Evaluation.