RAWALPINDI: The 60 hours-long, arduous, and rigorous 6th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition was concluded on Sunday at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Pabbi with an impressive closing ceremony.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Seven Pakistan Army teams, Pakistan Navy, and 10 international teams, including Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Morocco, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Jordan, the United States (US), Iraq, Kazakhstan, and Qatar, participated in the competition, while, teams of Azerbaijan, Canada, Gambia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Maldives, Senegal, Sudan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United Kingdom (UK) participated as observers.
The competition continued day and night from March 7 to March 9 in the mountainous and rugged terrain of Pabbi.
Over the years, the competition has gained popularity and become an international team spirit evaluation event.
COAS appreciates professionalism of teams participated in competition
While addressing the ceremony, Army Chief appreciated the participating teams’ professionalism, endurance, and high morale displayed during various stages of the exercise.
General Asim Munir reiterated, “as a training exercise, PATS appropriately replicates the degree of emphasis given by all armies on physical fitness, combat skills, and teamwork of their troops in the face of evolving character of warfare.
“To this end, Pakistan Army upholds soldierly attributes of courage, mutual cooperation, resilience, and competence which have been displayed during our ongoing fight against terrorism.”
The Army Chief also gave prizes and medals to the competition participants. International observers and Defence Attaches of participating countries also attended the ceremony.
