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41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association Central Meet underway in Jhelum 

The Closing ceremony of the event will be held on Thursday.

GNN Web Desk
Published 3 years ago on Nov 28th 2021, 1:05 pm
By Web Desk
41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association Central Meet underway in Jhelum 

Rawalpindi: The 41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association Central Meet is in progress at Army Marksmanship Unit, Jhelum.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, approximately 2500 firers from Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces (CAFs) including Rangers, Frontier Corps, and Airport Security Force as well as civilians are participating in the mega shooting competition that comprises numerous events involving different ranges and types of weapons.

Pakistan Army is the defending Champion of the competition, ISPR added.

In Intra Army Events, 18 teams comprising 1024 firers participated wherein Multan Corps came first followed by Mangla Corps. In the Civil Armed Forces category, the trophy has been won by Punjab Rangers while Gilgit Baltistan Scouts were runners-up.

In Inter-Services Matches, Pakistan Army won all three contests including COAS, Chief of Air Staff, and Chief of Naval Staff Matches besides winning the International Military Shooting Championship. PAF remained runners-up in COAS and Chief of Air Staff Matches while Pakistan Navy was runners-up in Chief of Naval Staff Match.

The Closing ceremony of the event will be held on Thursday.