Pak Army upholds soldierly attributes of courage, resilience and competence COAS.

The 60 hours long arduous and rigorous 6th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition was concluded at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi with an impressive closing ceremony here on Saturday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir graced the occasion as the chief guest.

Some seven Pakistan Army teams, Pakistan Navy, and 10 international teams including Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Morocco, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Jordan, United States of America (USA), 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 7-9 March in the mountainous and rugged terrain of Pabbi.

Over the years, the competition has gained much popularity and has become an international team spirit evaluation event.

While addressing the ceremony, the...