With this concept, intra-army PACES competitions have been held since 2011; additionally, the institution is also holding international PACES competitions since 2016. In this context, the third International PACES Competition, organised by Pak Army will be held from the 1st to 7th of November 2021 at Ayub Stadium, Lahore. Squads of eleven states along with the top five teams of the 9th Army PACES Championship 2021 will showcase their physical and combat efficiency strength in the event. In order to introduce the PACES concept to international counterparts, the Pak army has so far organised two international PACES competitions in the last 5 years. In the second International PACES Competition in 2018, Signaler Abdul Ghafoor surprised spectators by completing the Combat Efficiency Test in a record time of just 46.72 seconds.

Source: The Nation October 31, 2021 05:08 UTC