Rawalpindi Corps wins 6th Army PACES Championship

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Rawalpindi Corps wins 6th Army PACES Championship

Okara (Staff Report): Rawalpindi Corps team has won the sixth Army Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System Championship in Okara, said a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public relations wing.

According to ISPR, Karachi Corps team won second position in the competition.

A total of two hundred fifty contestants from ten best teams participated in different events of the championship, held from 9th to 18th of this month.

The PACES is a concept introduced in Pakistan Army in 2010 by revamping existing physical training methods to improve the fitness and agility of troops.

Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was chief guest at the concluding ceremony, appreciated the physical fitness standards displayed by the participants of the competition.

The Army Chief also distributed awards among the winners.