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Pakistan Army launches PATS 2026 with 60-hour patrol exercise​

The opening ceremony of the 9th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition-2026 was held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi, marking the formal start of a 60-hour-long patrolling exercise.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 24 international teams from 19 friendly countries, along with military observers, are participating in the competition.
The participating countries include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkiye, the United States and Uzbekistan.
In addition, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand are taking part as observers.
At the national level, 16 teams from the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy are competing in the exercise, while observers from the Pakistan Air Force are also monitoring the event.
PATS is a mission-specific and task-oriented professional military exercise hosted annually in Pakistan. It is designed to test participants’ physical fitness, mental resilience, professional competence and rapid decision-making skills in a near-real operational environment.
The main objective of the exercise is to promote perseverance through team spirit, strengthen core soldiering skills and enhance interoperability among participating forces through the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices.
ISPR said the competition aims to deepen military-to-military cooperation and improve coordination among friendly armed forces.
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COAS Munir lauds ‘character, courage, competence’ shown by soldiers in ongoing fight against terrorism​

News Desk
February 10, 2026

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir lauded the “character, courage, and competence” demonstrated by soldiers in the ongoing fight against terrorism, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.

According to an ISPR statement, the CDF made these remarks while addressing the closing ceremony of the 9th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition as the chief guest on Monday.

Reaffirming the core values of the army, the CDF “underscored the enduring soldierly attributes of ‘character, courage and competence’, which have been consistently demonstrated by Pakistani soldiers, particularly in the ongoing fight against terrorism”, the military’s media wing said.
 
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19 countries participate in Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition​

Meanwhile, the 9th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition successfully concluded at Kharian, the ISPR said.

The Team Spirit Competition is a 60-hour long patrolling exercise, designed to enhance professional military skills through the exchange of innovative ideas, tactical experiences and best practices among participating teams.

This year the competition featured wide ranging participation from 19 countries including Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkiye, United States of America and Uzbekistan and Indonesia.

Myanmar and Thailand attended the exercise as observers. Sixteen domestic teams from the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy, along with observers from the Pakistan Air Force also participated in the event.

Addressing the closing ceremony, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir commended all participating teams for their exceptional professionalism, physical and mental endurance, operational competence and high morale displayed during the exercise.

He emphasised the importance of such multinational engagements in enhancing collective preparedness and adapting to the evolving character of modern warfare.

Reaffirming the core values of the Pakistan Army, Field Marshal Munir underscored the enduring soldiery attributes of “character, courage and competence”, which have been consistently demonstrated by Pakistani soldiers, particularly in the ongoing fight against terrorism.

CDF Munir presented awards to the outstanding participants of the competition.

The army chief also witnessed miscellaneous training activities at the National Counter Terrorism Centre Pabbi including a visit to newly established Tactical Simulator. He lauded the efforts of troops and technical team and emphasised the importance of simulator-based training to complement traditional training methods.
 
Ali_Baba said:
Unfortunately they are not awake. They "reactive", and only "respond" to incidents. There is nothing proactive in their approach or in the approach of any of the armed forces on this front.
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The fact is no one ever hears about the thousands of ops intelligence and LEA stop. They only need to focus on the one failure to make up their minds
 
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