NUST team wins silver medal at international army cadets competition in China

A team from Pakistan's National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) secured first position among foreign participating countries and won the overall silver medal at the 13th International Army Cadets Week, held at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Engineering University in Nanjing, China. The Pakistan Embassy in China announced the achievement on Thursday, congratulating the team from NUST's College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME) on its performance at the international event. "Congratulations to the NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering team on securing 1st Position among Foreign Participating Countries & winning the 'Silver Medal Overall' at the 13th International Army Cadets Week, held at Army Engineering University, PLA, Nanjing, China," the embassy said in a post on X. The Pakistani team finished ahead of other foreign participants while securing second position in the overall competition, according to the embassy's announcement. In June, the Pakistan Army team , represented by the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), secured first place at the International Pacesticking Competition 2026 held at the Royal Military Academy (RMA) Sandhurst, UK. On May 6, Pakistan Army cadet Sardar Arsam Abbas was declared the 'overall best foreign military cadet' by Australia's Royal Military College (RMC). The Australian RMC, Duntroon, has declared Abbas (PMA 152 long course) the 'overall best foreign military cadet" on the passing-out parade held at RMC Duntroon, Canberra, on May 5, 2026. The award was conferred upon the highest-performing foreign military cadet across all facets of training.