7th Pakistan Army Team Spirit( PATS) Exercise- 2024 was concluded at Kharian Garrison
7th Pakistan Army Team Spirit( PATS) Exercise- 2024 was concluded at Kharian Garrison with an impressive ending form. General Syed Asim Munir, NI( M), Chief of Army Staff( COAS) graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The 60 hours rigorous “ Patrolling Exercise ” aimed at enhancing combat chops through sharing of innovative ideas and gests by the actors of the forum. Seven brigades from Pakistan Army and fifteen brigades from friendly countries including Bahrain, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Morocco, Qatar, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Srilanka, Thailand and Turkiye shared in the exercise. Azerbaijan, China, Germany, Indonesia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Myanmar witnessed the exercise as spectators. The exercise was conducted from 25- 27 Feb 2024 in the semi mountainous terrain of Punjab. Over the times, the exercise has gained important elevation as a veritably competitive professional service exertion for the friendly countries. While addressing the form, COAS appreciated the sharing brigades for their professionalism, physical & internal abidance and high morale displayed during colorful stages of the exercise. COAS reiterated collective literacy during similar exercises and stressed that PATS is the right forum, which meetly combines professional military chops and politic wit of all sharing dogfaces fostering important demanded platoon spirit in the face of evolving character of war. To this effect, Pakistan Army upholds rich martial attributes of ” character, courage and capability which have unstintingly been displayed by our men in the face of fight against terrorism ”. At the end, COAS gave down individual and platoon awards to the actors of the exercise. transnational spectators and Defence Attachés of sharing countries also attended the form and appreciated its professional conduct. before on appearance, COAS was entered by Commander Mangla Corps.
Editor: Raja Kamran