6th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition 2023 begins in Pakistan

March 7, 2023

By Imran Nasir

ISLAMABAD - The 6th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition 2023 on Tuesday began in NW Pakistan.

The opening ceremony was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Pabbi today which was attended by the General Officer Commanding 37 Division and other senior officers.

Seven Pakistan Army teams and 10 international teams including teams from Bahrain, KSA, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Jordan, USA, Iraq, Kazakhstan and Qatar are participating in the competition while three observer countries, Azerbaijan, Myanmar, and Nigeria are also part of the 6th International PATS, according to ISPR.

60 hours long rigorous competition will continue from 7-9 March.

The competition is based on evaluating physical endurance, mental agility and tactical proficiency of the combat teams, said ISPR in a statement.

Over the years the competition has gained much popularity and has become an international PATS competition which provides opportunity to participating teams to learn and share experiences with one and other particularly from Pak Army’s experience of fight against terrorism.

General Officer Commanding 37 Division was the Chief Guest at the occasion.