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The event was attended by a senior officer and features participation from 24 international teams representing 19 countries, including Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Sri Lanka, T\u00fcrkiye, the United States, and Uzbekistan. Observers from Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand are also present. Sixteen domestic teams from the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy, along with observers from the Pakistan Air Force, are participating in the exercise. The PATS competition is a mission-specific, task-oriented professional military exercise hosted annually in Pakistan. It tests the highest standards of physical fitness, mental resilience, and tactical expertise, focusing on rapid decision-making under challenging operational conditions. 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