Pakistani Armed Forces

The Best in the World

Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) Show

2016
In July, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) C-130 Hercules transport aircraft won the Concours D Elegance
trophy at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) Show 2016 at Royal Air Force Base Fair Ford in the
United Kingdom. More than 200 aircraft from 50 countries participated in the competition, with the
Pakistani contingent stealing the show and winning the trophy.

Best Special Forces - SSG

Pakistans elite Special Forces
unit, armys Special Services
Group (SSG) has been listed as
the best special forces group,
ahead of units such as the US
Navy SEALs and the British
Special Air Service group. The
list, by Business Insider Australia
ranked Pakistani commandos as
the best of the nine top elite
forces from around the world.

International Sniper Competition, Beijing 2016

Pakistan won first prize in
sniping at the first international
sniping competition. Naik
Arshad was declared the best
sniper in the competition, which
was attended by 21 teams
representing 14 countries.

Cambrian Patrol 2016

Last year, a team of
Pakistan Army won
the gold medal in
the premier
patrolling event of
the British Army Exercise Cambrian
Patrol - beating
around 140 teams
from armies across
the globe.

UN Peace Keeping Missions

United Nations Deputy SecretaryGeneral Jan Eliasson praised
Pakistan as 'one of the most
consistent and effective providers
of troops and police for the UN',
for their service under the UN flag
in hot spots around the world.
With over 8,000 troops serving in
these missions, Pakistan is among
the highest contributors to UN
peacekeeping operations.