PACES competition held; COAS awards winners

RAWALPINDI, May 6 (APP): An intense competition was witnessed amongst Pakistan Army players during 5th Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System (PACES) Championship-2016, held at Ayub Stadium, Lahore from April 27 to May 6.

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif was the chief guest on the occasion. He witnessed the finals and awarded prizes to the winners, ISPR news release stated here Friday. Commander Lahore Corps, Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali was also present.

A total of 275 contestants participated in the 10-day competition. PACES is an initiative to improve the physical training regime within the Army.