Rawalpindi: Lieutenant General Shafqaat Ahmed Corps Commander,
Multan said that Army lays great emphasis upon its officers to achieve a
greater level of intellectual capability to make the right decision,
especially during crisis.
He expressed these views while
addressing the Convocation ceremony of 124th PMA Long Course held at
Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, Saturday. Lieutenant General
Ahmed was the chief guest on the occasion.
Lieutenant General
Ahmed congratulated the cadets of 124th PMA long courses on achieving
this important landmark in their life and appreciated the hard work put
in by the Faculty and Staff of the Academy in preparing and training
future leaders of the Pakistan Armed Forces. He said that Education
refines character and moulds moral fiber by providing a capacity to
discern right from wrong, discriminate between vague and clear, and make
the right decision, especially in crisis. It is for this reason that
Army lays great emphasis upon its officers to master greater levels of
intellectual achievement. It is the academic excellence, better
professional knowledge and above all the strength of character, which
will be the worthiest in the arsenal of the officers and will help them
win trust as a leader. “I am sure the intellectual upbringing you got
here is a foundation on which you can build a successful military
career”, he hoped.
Later, Lieutenant General Ahmed gave away
degrees and medals to the graduating cadets. In Academic subjects,
Company Senior Under Officer Raffay Tassawar received Science Medal and
Tactics Medal, Company Senior Under Officer Irfan Ahmed Khan received
Humanities Medal while Academic Gold Medal (Allied Cadets) was awarded
to Allied Under Officer Latif Ahmed Dosari, whereas in Military
subjects, COAS and Physical Efficiency Medals were awarded to Academy
Senior Under Officer Usman Ali Tipu and Shooting Medal was received by
Battalion Senior Under Officer Nauman Ilyas.
In Ladies
Integrated Course-9, Lady Cadet Tamsila Shaheen attained Physical
Efficiency Medal and Sergeant Sana Anwar Qazi was given Shooting Medal.
Ubaida Company was given Professional Efficiency Trophy for getting
first position in training and the company also received Commandant’s
Trophy.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of serving and retired Armed Forces Officers, parents and relatives of the cadets. Online
