432 recruits pass out of GB Scouts at Minawar parade
Major General Abid Mazhar, additional secretary at the interior ministry, was chief guest at the 18th passing-out ceremony after 24 weeks of training.
Four hundred and thirty-two recruits passed out of the Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts after completing 24 weeks of basic military training at the Minawar Garrison in Gilgit, 24NewsHD reported on Sunday.
The ceremony was the 18th passing-out parade held at the garrison, according to the channel. The recruits completed their training there and are now to take up duties with the force.
Major General Abid Mazhar, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control, attended as chief guest. He congratulated the recruits on completing their training and wished them success in their future duties.
24NewsHD reported that the newly trained personnel will help protect Pakistan's borders and maintain national security. They will perform their duties in difficult mountainous areas and harsh weather conditions, the channel said.
The batch trained for 24 weeks, a little under six months, at Minawar in Gilgit before the parade.
The channel gave no district-wise breakdown of the recruits and no separate figure for the officers or instructors who trained them. It carried no statement from the Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts' own command, and none from the interior ministry beyond the chief guest's remarks at the ceremony.
The report did not say when the recruits will report to their units or where they will be posted.
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