Pakistan concludes ‘team spirit' military exercise featuring 20 nations, including Gulf countries
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan concluded its five-day 8th International Pakistan Army Team Spirit Exercise 2025 this week featuring 20 nations, among them Gulf countries, the military's media wing said on Saturday.
The 60-hours-long 'patrolling exercise' began on Monday, aiming to enhance military-to-military cooperation, and ended on Friday.
Seven teams from the Pakistan Army along with a team from the Pakistan Navy and fifteen teams from friendly countries including Bahrain, Belarus, China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, the United States and Uzbekistan participated in the exercise, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
Representatives from Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, Kenya, Myanmar and Thailand witnessed the exercise as observers.
'The 60 hours-long rigorous patrolling exercise was aimed at enhancing combat skills through the sharing of innovative ideas/experiences by the participants of the forum,' the ISPR added.
The army said the exercise was carried out in the semi-mountainous terrain of Punjab. It said that the exercise has gained much prominence as a 'very competitive professional military activity' for the friendly countries over the past couple of years.
Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He lauded participating teams for their professionalism, physical and mental endurance, and high morale.
Munir distributed individual and team awards to participants at the closing ceremony, which was also attended by international observers and defense attachés of participating countries.
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