RAWALPINDI – A team of Pakistan Army has won a gold medal in Exercise Cambrian Patrol held in the United Kingdom, UK, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The 11-member Pakistani team was from a Battalion of Northern Light Infantry, the brave soldiers from Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan area, the ISPR said.
Over 134 teams from 31 countries participated in the two weeks long competition knows as “one of the toughest patrolling test for military personnel” which started on October 8.
Pakistan won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time.
Cambrian Patrol is a mission and task-oriented patrolling exercise of 48 hours during which participants of patrolling team cover 60 kilometres carrying 25 kilograms.
Pakistan Army team won gold medal, for the fourth consecutive time, in the world’s toughest Cambrian Patrol competition held at Wales, UK. Pakistani Team was from a Battalion of Northern Light Infantry, the brave soldiers from Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan. pic.twitter.com/x67xIN2XRi
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) October 19, 2018
Cambrian Patrol is physically challenging and arduous exercise, which concentrates on teamwork for achieving the mission held in the most unforgiving mountainous terrain of mid-Wales, UK, amid tactical and technical challenges, testing leadership, self-discipline, courage and determination of the participants.
Exercise Cambrian Patrol began in 1959 when a group of Welsh Territorial Army soldiers designed a weekend training event featuring long-distance marching over the Cambrian mountains and culminating in a shooting match on the Sennybridge training area.
