Convocation ceremony of 118th PMA Long Course was held at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Abbottabad today. Lieutenant General Muhammad Masood Aslam, Corps Commander Peshawar was the chief guest on the occasion.

: While addressing the graduating cadets, Lieutenant General Muhammad Masood Aslam said that the primary objective underlying a wholesome training paradigm at Pakistan Military Academy is the transformation of talented youth into dedicated professionals, effective military leaders and enlightened human beings. He further said that profession of Arms demands both the qualities of head and heart to meet the challenges of the complex modern Battlefield. To inculcate these qualities, the curriculum followed at the Pakistan Military Academy caters for the intellectual growth, moral uplift and academic refinement of the cadets alongwith their basic military training. Each year, the Academy replenishes the ranks of Pakistan Army with dynamic young leaders, eager to take up any challenge for the sake of their nation and profession. While advising the cadets he said that as future military leaders you must aspire for maturity of judgment, breath of vision, depth of knowledge of human nature and mastery of profession as your foremost objectives. Your leadership will succeed only when you demonstrate a better intellectual caliber than that of your subordinates.

Earlier, in his welcome address Major General Raheel Sharif, Commandant PMA said that at Pakistan Military Academy, personality development and intellectual grooming of the cadets assume primary importance. Today's convocation ceremony marks the completion of academic training of the Gentlemen Cadets of this Course, he added.

: Later, Lieutenant General Muhammad Masood Alsam gave away degrees and medals to the graduating cadets. Academy Senior Under Officer Aamir Saeed Khan Niazi received Science Medal for being best in academics. Battalion Senior Under Officer Junaid Yousaf received the COAS Medal and Physical Efficiency Medal. Humanities Madel went to Gentleman Cadet Adnan Mustafa whereas Battalion Senior Under Officer Syed Isfand Yar Ahmed Bokhari was given Tactics Medal in military subjects. Gentleman Cadet Abid Gul Afiridi achieved Shooting Medal.

: In Ladies Integrated Course -3, Sergeant Sobia Shaheen and Lady Cadet Sana Saleem attained Physical Efficiency and Shooting Medals respectively. Ghaznavi Company was given Professional Efficiency Trophy for getting first position in training while Aurangzeb Company achieved Commandant’s Trophy.

The ceremony was attended by a large number of serving and retired armed forces officers, parents and relatives of the cadets.

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President Body Guard (Blue) Polo team has won the Lieutenant Colonel S.H. Rizvi Memorial Polo Cup by defeating Army Services Corps (Red) Polo team in the final. Lieutenant General (Retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai was chief guest on the occasion and gave away prizes to the winner and the runner up teams.

President Body Guard Polo team has scored 5-1/2 goals whereas runners up team, Army Services Corps has scored 5 goals.

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