Army Chief called the success of Arshad Nadeem pride of the entire nation.

Army Chief called the success of Arshad Nadeem pride of the entire nation.

(Asghar Ali Mubarak)

Pakistan Army is promoting sports at national and international level and is the pride of the entire nation
In this regard, Pakistan Army has always honored the national heroes, which is an example for other departments as well
In this context, Army Chief General Asim Munir organized a ceremony in honor of Paris Olympics gold medalist Arshad Nadeem.
In which prominent sports personalities also participated. General Asim Munir said that the success of Arshad Nadeem is the pride of the entire nation.

According to ISPR, Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir organized a function at Army Auditorium GHQ to pay tribute to Olympian Arshad Nadeem’s historic achievement.

The Army Chief congratulated Arshad Nadeem for winning Pakistan’s first gold medal in the singles event and setting a new Olympic record and appreciated Arshad Nadeem’s determination, perseverance and excellence.

General Asim Munir said that Arshad Nadeem’s success is the pride of the entire nation, Arshad Nadeem’s success brought happiness to the entire nation.

The Army Chief described youth development as important for a prosperous society and said that Arshad’s journey from beginning to greatness was impressive.
On this occasion, Arshad Nadeem thanked the Army Chief and said that Pakistani youth have immense potential.

1984 Olympic and national hockey teams, national cricket team, street football team, army polo team, visually impaired cricketers and Commonwealth medalists, SAF and Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024 participants. Teams and legendary Olympians participated.

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Legend Jahangir Khan, Islahuddin, Shehbaz Sr., Sohail Abbas, Muhammad Asif and Easam-ul-Haq and others also participated in the event. Arshad Nadeem’s close relatives, friends and coaches were also present on this occasion.

It should be noted that in the past, the Army Chief also met with national heroes and praised them. In this regard, on May 4, 2024, Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, British boxer Amir Khan of Pakistani origin and Pakistani martial art fighter Shah Zeb Rand visited GH. Met in Kew.

According to the Public Relations Department of Pakistan Army, in the meeting held at GHQ, Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir appreciated the ability of both in the field of sports. The Army Chief expressed full confidence in the ability of Pakistani youth in the meeting.

It should be remembered that Pakistan Army is the backbone of national sports which is in fact the only organization that provides most of the players for the national teams.

It holds the distinction of winning a record 23 times and 17 consecutive times over all other departments/provinces during the National Games.

Pakistan Army is one of the recognized organizations of Pakistan Olympic Association. The objectives of sports in the Army are to create an environment/culture of physical and mental fitness leading to healthy competition.

Its aim is to channelize the energies of the soldiers in a positive direction and promote character building among them.

For this purpose, Directorate of Army Sports is making all efforts. The Directorate of Army Sports coordinates, organizes, plans and conducts sports in the Army, among other organizations, various National Sports Federations, Pakistan Sports Board and Pakistan Olympic Association.

Pakistan Army is associated with all national sports federations of the country and participates in all national championships on a regular basis. It should be noted that boxer Aamir Khan has been a former world champion while Shahzeb Rind defeated the Indian fighter in a mixed martial arts competition.

It should be noted that Hamza Khan, who won the World Junior Squash title on July 31, 2023, had trained under the supervision of the Army Sports Directorate, Army Sports had provided facilities for the preparation of the World Junior event.

Hamza Khan won the world junior title for Pakistan after 37 years, before John Sher Khan last won the world junior title in 1986. The Prime Minister gave a cash award of one crore rupees to Hamza Khan for his excellent performance.

Pakistan Army organized a fitness camp for the players of the national cricket team in March 2024.
According to the Pakistan Cricket Board, for the Twenty20 World Cup, Pakistani cricketers were given two weeks of fitness training in a camp organized by the Pakistan Army.

This was not the first time that Pakistan’s leading cricketers were sent to a military fitness camp like this.
In 2016, the national team under the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq was also sent to the training camp in Kakul before the England series.

Considering the importance of sports, not only introducing the young generation to the field of sports but also providing the best guidance is the hallmark of a welfare state.

The role of Pakistan Army has always been in the forefront in promoting various sports in our beloved country. Many famous players increased the prestige of the country by getting honors all over the world.

Pakistan Army has always played an important role in providing the best guidance and platform to the athletes and this is a continuous process.

Under the same objective, a sports program has been started on the special instructions of the Chief of Army Staff so that the youth can be given the best opportunities to advance and achieve success.

Army Sports Directorate, as per the announced program initial selection is made by visiting various places and then these sports experts are further trained in the selected sports for 5 to 6 years in Rawalpindi.

The series of competition has started program was divided into 4 phases. The first phase was officially launched from Balochistan. The purpose of this series was to highlight the hidden talent among the people of the country so that they can get the special attention of domestic and foreign spectators with outstanding performance.

In this regard, Pakistan Army had selected a special number of men and women from the big cities like Quetta, Chaman, Nushki, Turbat and Gwadar in Balochistan.

Sports Directorate of Pakistan Army played a central role in this campaign. In the talent hunt program, 100 selected youths of Balochistan province were trained in sports under the auspices of the Army,

including a certain number of both men and women. Proportionally, 60% of football, 15% of cycling, 15% of martial arts and 10% of boxing were involved in the first phase.

Under the International Olympics Charter, instructions were included to give equal representation to women in sports, under which the effective representation of women in national games was ensured.

Boys and girls selected under this program are trained for five to six years after their choice of sport along with free accommodation, food and appropriate stipend each.

Pakistan Army is creating amazing opportunities for the ‘Youth of Pakistan’ to move forward. It is said that the development of a nation depends on its youth.

Keeping in mind the way in which the new generation is brought up, the society will come out, the burden taken by the Pakistan Army is certainly commendable, the day is not far when the youth of Pakistan, like Arshad Nadeem, will be the identity of this country.