PAK ARMY CHIEF Terms Shooting Skill As Hallmark Of A Soldier During Closing Ceremony Of 43rd PAKISTAN ARMY Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet At ARMY Marksmanship Unit In Jhelum

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PAK ARMY CHIEF Terms Shooting Skill As Hallmark Of A Soldier During Closing Ceremony Of 43rd PAKISTAN ARMY Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet At ARMY Marksmanship Unit In Jhelum:

PAK ARMY CHIEF General Asim Munir terms Shooting Skill as the Hallmark of a Professional Soldier during the visit to the Closing Ceremony of the 43rd PAKISTAN ARMY Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet at ARMY Marksmanship Unit in Jhelum on Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023, PAKISTAN ARMY Media Wing Head DG ISPR Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in an Official Statement.

PAK ARMY CHIEF (COAS) General Asim Munir and PAK AIR CHIEF (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar graced the Grand closing Ceremony at the ARMY Marksmanship Unit (AMU) in Jhelum as the Chief Guests that took place from October 3 – November 7, 2003.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), this Mega Shooting event brought together over 2,000 participants from the PAKISTAN ARMY, PAKISTAN NAVY, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE, Civil Armed Forces, including Rangers (Sindh & Punjab), Frontier Corps, and Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts, as well as civilians.

In the Inter-Services matches, PAKISTAN ARMY achieved victory in all four contests, including CJCSC, COAS, CAS, and CNS matches, while PAKISTAN NAVY and PAKISTAN AIR FORCE secured 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively.

PAKISTAN ARMY claimed the overall Championship Trophy, with PAKISTAN NAVY and PAKISTAN AIR FORCE following in 2nd and 3rd positions.

Notable accolades included Naik Waseem of ARMY Marksmanship Unit receiving the President’s Cup National Challenge match trophy, and PAKISTAN ARMY winning the Prime Minister ‘Skills at Arms’ Big Bore National Challenge.

PAKISTAN Rangers Punjab emerged as the first prize winners in PARA firing matches (infantry squad).

The highest military shooting Honor, ‘The Master at Arms’ Trophy, was bestowed upon Lance Naik Banaras of the 30 Frontier Force Regiment, while the ‘Best Shot Match Trophy’ was awarded to Naik Sher Afzal of the 82 (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery.

During his interaction with the participants, Gen Munir expressed his appreciation for the exceptional marksmanship standards displayed.

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Closing ceremony of 43rd Pakistan Army Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet was held today at Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Jhelum.

General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (#COAS) graced the occasion as chief guest. The mega shooting event was conducted from… pic.twitter.com/f29xc4EoZm

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COAS General Asim Munir emphasized the importance of shooting skills as a fundamental component of a professional soldier’s training, stating that “Attaining proficiency at shooting must remain at the heart of basic military training objectives” during the 43rd PAKISTAN ARMY Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet at ARMY Marksmanship Unit in Jhelum.

Upon arrival at ARMY Marksmanship Unit in Jhelum, the PAK ARMY CHIEF (COAS) General Asim Munir and PAK AIR CHIEF (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar were warmly received by Inspector General Training and Evaluation upon his arrival at the event.