Pak Army Team Spirit competition concludes near Jhelum

JHELUM: The second Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) competition concluded on Wednesday at National Counter Terrorism Centre near Jhelum.

A total of 10 foreign military teams including China, Indonesia, Jordon, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Thailand and UK along with eight Pakistan Army teams enthusiastically participated in the toughest military competition held from April 1 to April 5, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.

The Teams of 1 Corps, 30 Corps and China won Gold medal whereas Southern Command, 4 Corps, 10 Corps, Sri Lanka, Turkey and UK clinched the silver medal.

The bronze medal was won by 5 Corps, 31 Corps, 2 Corps and Malaysia.

Lieutenant General Ikram ul Haque, Corps Commander Gujranwala, who was the chief guest on the occasion, awarded prizes to the winning teams.

While congratulating the winner, Lt Gen Ikram ul Haque applauded the professionalism, dedication and skill of the participating teams.

He said the participation of teams from friendly countries offered an opportunity to all the participants to learn from each other professional experience in the domain of counter-terrorism.

He thanked all foreign military teams for participating and showing confidence in Pakistan which is highly appreciable.

Lieutenant General Hidayat ur Rehman, Inspector General training and evaluation and Lieutenant General Azhar Saleh Abbasi, Corp Commander Mangla were also present on the occasion.