Pakistan Army conducts night field manoeuvre exercise

Gen Raheel appreciates standard of training, professional skills and morale of participating troops

Army chief General visited on Monday the exercise area around Kharian and Gujranwala and witnessed troops engaged in the ongoing Army Field Exercise.

General Raheel appreciated an excellent standard of training, professional skills and high morale of the participating troops, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

Army field exercise is being conducted in the Central and Southern Command to validate operational plans and enhance own preparedness, the statement said. Infantry and mechanised columns of the central command, with their requisite supporting troops and Punjab Rangers, are carrying out the exercise, it added.



Earlier, the army chief was briefed in detail about the objectives and conduct of the exercise from the newly inducted hi-tech net enabled virtual war room. He also witnessed field manoeuvres at night.

Comd Central Comd, Lt Gen Umar Durrani, Comd Gujranwala Corps Lt Gen Ikram Ul Haq and IGT&E Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa were also present on the occasion.

Earlier on November 3, General Raheel met the Pakistan Army team that won Gold Medal in “Exercise Cambrian Patrol” held in UK from October 14-23, this year. He appreciated the team for their commendable performance in winning the medal and keeping Pakistan’s flag high.



The Cambrian Patrol is a physically challenging and arduous exercise, which concentrates on teamwork for achieving the mission.

On October 27, army chief witnessed the Pakistan-China Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘YOUYI-VI 2016’ at the National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi. The two-week long exercise was focused on counter-terrorism operations and sharing of field combat experiences of armed forces of the two neighbouring countries.