{"id":230597,"date":"2021-12-03T08:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=230597"},"modified":"2021-12-03T08:39:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:39:56","slug":"shooting-skills-soldiers-hallmark-coas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shooting-skills-soldiers-hallmark-coas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shooting skills soldier\u2019s hallmark\u2019 COAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Jhelum<br \/>\nGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) attended Closing Ceremony of the 41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet at Jhelum Garrison as Chief Guest.<br \/>\nThe mega shooting event was conducted at Army Marksmanship Unit from 26 October to 1 December 2021. Over 2500 firers from Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces (CAFs) including Rangers, Frontier Corps and Airport Security Force as well as civilians participated in the competition that comprised numerous events involving different ranges and types of weapons.<br \/>\nCOAS awarded trophies and medals to the winners and runners up in each shooting category. In Inter Formations Competition, Multan Corps came first followed by Mangla Corps. In CAFs category, trophy has been won by Punjab Rangers while Gilgit Baltistan Scouts were runners up. In Inter Services Matches, Pakistan Army won all the four contests including COAS, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Matches. PAF remained runners up in COAS and CAS Matches while Pakistan Navy came second in CNS Match.<br \/>\nPakistan Army won Shotgun, Long Range and Small Bore Trophies in Open National Matches. Pakistan Army also won the Prime Minister \u2018Skills at Arms\u2019 Big Bore National Challenge while Pakistan Navy secured second position.<br \/>\nThe biggest Military Shooting Honour \u2018The Master at Arms\u2019 Trophy was awarded to Lance Havildar Arshad Saddique of 12 Punjab Regiment. The President\u2019s Cup National Challenge Match Trophy was awarded to Havaldar Jaffar Hussain of Army Marksmanship Unit. The Prime Minister \u2018Skills at Arms\u2019 big bore National Challenge Match was won by Pakistan Army. The \u2018Best Shot Match Trophy\u2019 was awarded to Lance Dafadar Zulfiqar Khan.<br \/>\nWhile interacting with participants, COAS appreciated the firers for their excellent standards of marksmanship. Terming shooting skill as hallmark of a professional soldier, COAS said attaining proficiency at shooting must remain at the heart of basic military training objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jhelum General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) attended Closing Ceremony of the 41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet at Jhelum Garrison as Chief Guest. The mega shooting event was conducted at Army Marksmanship Unit from 26 October to 1 December 2021. 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