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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army, in another landmark achievement, successfully completed the first-ever lady officers para-trooping course at Para Training School, Peshawar, it was announced here on July 14
According to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), besides challenging physical training, the para-jumping course involved training in exit, flight and landing techniques.
The paratroopers are taught to control their parachutes while descending and to carryout emergency measures such as untwisting their rigging lines, taking the necessary action upon collision with another parachutist and landing in water, it said.
In this connection, the release said, a simple but impressive ceremony was held at Tarbela where lady officers were awarded with the Para Wings (Insignia) by Major General Abid Rafique, general officer commanding of Special Service Group.
A total of 24 lady officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed three-week basic airborne course at the Parachute Training School, Peshawar.
Captain Sadia was the first lady officer who jumped from MI-17 helicopter and marked the history whereas Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch.
Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani congratulated all the lady officers and their training staff on successful completion of training and valued their level of high morale, the release concluded.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army, in another landmark achievement, successfully completed the first-ever lady officers para-trooping course at Para Training School, Peshawar, it was announced here on July 14
According to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), besides challenging physical training, the para-jumping course involved training in exit, flight and landing techniques.
The paratroopers are taught to control their parachutes while descending and to carryout emergency measures such as untwisting their rigging lines, taking the necessary action upon collision with another parachutist and landing in water, it said.
In this connection, the release said, a simple but impressive ceremony was held at Tarbela where lady officers were awarded with the Para Wings (Insignia) by Major General Abid Rafique, general officer commanding of Special Service Group.
A total of 24 lady officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed three-week basic airborne course at the Parachute Training School, Peshawar.
Captain Sadia was the first lady officer who jumped from MI-17 helicopter and marked the history whereas Captain Kiran Ashraf was declared the best paratrooper of the batch.
Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani congratulated all the lady officers and their training staff on successful completion of training and valued their level of high morale, the release concluded.
