2022 FIA World Cup Qatar: 13 Countries Including Pakistan To Take Part In 3 Day Security Exercises From 15 November

M Ashraf Siddiqui

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13/11/2021

Doha, 13 Nov. 2021

A 3-day ‘Watan’ joint exercise will take off from Monday, November 15. The exercise will be conducted with the participation of all military, civil, organizational and service authorities of State of Qatar, along with organizations of the 13 friendly countries including Pakistan. The exercise is organized in line of the preparations for hosting one of the world's major sport of FIFA World Cup in Qatar by end of 2022.

It was announced at at press conference addressed by the two members of the organizing committee. Lt. Col. Mubarak Sherida Al Kaabi, commander of the exercise, and Jassem Abdulaziz Al Jassim, Executive Vice President of Operations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Present on the occasion were Officials of Qatar government, members of the media and a number of various communities leaders.

Lt. Col. Mubarak Al-Kaabi said that the exercise aims to enhance the roles of the concerned authorities while carrying out their regular tasks in addition to the task assigned o them during the forthcoming World Cup. The exercise will measure the speed of response to emergency situations, to activate the command and control mechanism and joint cooperation between military and civil authorities in order to achieve integration in their roles and implementation of their role.

He said that 'Watan' exercises aim to enhance close cooperation with the 13 participating forces of the friendly countries. It will ensure integration of efforts and cooperation to achieve the best security experiences in major sporting events hosted by the State of Qatar.

The "Watan" security exercise is the largest of its kind in terms of the number of participating authorities internally and externally, in addition to the development of its events to combine the security, military, organizational and service aspects.

It also features the diversification of its various scenarios and gradations based on all kinds of potential internal and external risks during the organization of the World Cup, after being studied by specialists and experts in the areas included in the exercise, he added.

Executive Vice President of Operations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Jassem Abdul Aziz Al-Jassim said that the organization of any global event cannot be performed by one party rather requires cooperation and joint coordination. Therefore, the ‘Watan’ exercise simulates the effectiveness of coordination between the concerned authorities to ensure the organization of a successful championship, noting that the Watan exercise includes a set of field and desk exercises to simulate some of the scenarios that may occur during the organization of the tournament.

He added that preparations for the exercise began some time ago earlier, and a set of civilian and military scenarios were prepared based on previous experiences and potential events with the aim of testing readiness and integration of roles to ensure a safe hosting of sporting events hosted by the State of Qatar.

In response to media questions, they said that the exercises will take place at multiple sites in the country, including competitive and non-competitive championship facilities along with a number of public nd tourist facilities on land and sea areas.

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