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RMC Duntroon names Pakistani cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas 'overall best foreign military cadet' at passing-out parade

Pakistan Army cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas has been declared the “overall best foreign military cadet” by Australia’s Royal Military College (RMC), the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), "The Australian RMC, Duntroon has declared Pakistani Army cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas (PMA 152 long course) the “overall best foreign military cadet" on the passing out parade held at RMC Duntroon, Canberra on May 5, 2026".

"The award is conferred upon the highest-performing foreign military cadet across all facets of training. This is a testament to the highest standards of professionalism, commitment, and excellence demonstrated by the junior leadership of the Pakistan Army," the statement said.

The commissioning parade was reviewed by the Australian Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO DSC. The event was witnessed by members of the diplomatic corps, including the Pakistani high commissioner in Canberra, families of graduating cadets, and Australian defence force officials, it added.

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The ISPR said Pakistan and Australia share a longstanding military relationship. Since 2013, seven officers of the Pakistan Army have served as platoon commanders on the faculty of RMC, while 46 Pakistani Army cadets have graduated from this prestigious institution since 2009.

"This marks the 14th occasion on which a Pakistani Army cadet has been declared the overall best foreign military cadet, including Lieutenant Nasir Hussain Khalid Selhria Shaheed, Tamgha-e-Basalat, who embraced shahadat on September 4 2020, in North Waziristan district," the military’s media wing said.

"The name of Lieutenant Nasir Shaheed is also inscribed on the memorial stone at the RMC parade ground, symbolising the enduring legacy of courage, sacrifice, and honour of brave Pakistani Army officers," the statement concluded.