The opening ceremony of the 7th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Exercise 2024 was held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi on Sunday.
In a press release, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: "A total of 20 friendly countries, including military observers, are participating in the event."
Director General Military Training opened the 60-hour patrolling exercise, which aims at enhancing military-to-military cooperation in a complex international security environment.
Major participants include Pakistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Kazakhstan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Maldives, Morocco, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkiye, the United States of America, and Uzbekistan, while Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Myanmar, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, and Oman will witness the exercise as military observers.
Pakistan Army Team Spirit is a mission-specific and task-oriented professional military exercise organised annually in Pakistan.
The exercise calls for the highest standard of physical fitness, mental agility and robustness, and professional military expertise for quick decision making in varied situations during the conduct of challenging missions in a near-realistic environment.
The aim and objectives of this exercise revolve around perseverance exhibited through team spirit.
The exercise would help hone basic soldierly attributes, besides interoperability, through the sharing of innovative ideas and mutual best practices.
