The closing ceremony of Multinational Joint Special Forces Exercise Fajar Al Sharq-V was held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi on December 9, 2023. Troops from the special forces of Pakistan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait participated in the exercise.

The weeks-long exercise commenced on November 27, 2023, with the participation of Special forces contingents from the brotherly countries in the counterterrorism domain.
Besides the exercising troops, officers from the brotherly countries of Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait also witnessed the Closing Ceremony.
Special forces from participating countries displayed their professional excellence on the final day.
The exercise aimed at further harnessing the historic military-to-military relations among brotherly countries and helping nurture joint employment concepts against counterterrorism, besides identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations.