General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) visited National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Pabbi near Mangla Friday. CoAS met foreign military teams participating in 2nd Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition (PATS) being held near Mangla from April 1 to April 5, 2017. Apart from teams of Pakistan Army, 10 foreign teams from China, Indonesia, Jordon, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Thailand and UK armies are participating in the event.
The competition is aimed at testing survival skills and physical endurance spread over 72 hours and includes 23 field events focusing on counter terrorism operations. General Qamar Javed Bajwa interacted with foreign teams and highlighted importance of physical fitness and spirit of team work. CoAS said that terrorism is affecting the whole world and requires collective response approach.
The Army Chief said that Pakistan is a peace loving country and has significantly contributed towards peace and stability. World acknowledges our efforts in this regard and your presence here is the evidence. Those who propagate to isolate Pakistan should see how Pakistan is actually valued and honoured by our global friends, he concluded.