Pakistani solder won the sowrd of honor

Islamabad: Pakistani cadet Corporal Asad
Mushtaq added to the pride of the nation after
winning the coveted Sword of Honor at the
prestigious Royal British Military Academy of
Sandhurst (RMAS) on August 9 in England.
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The “Sword of Honor” was presented to the
young cadet by the Countess of Essex on the
country’s Sovereign Parade Day.
Yearly the senior division of the city holds
three Sovereign’s Parades in which the best
overseas cadet chosen by the foreign armies is
awarded with the prestigious award. The
British officers get their official armed training
at RMAS and are considered a hub of training
practices for its international recognition.
Asad in his media briefings named the wining
to the army officials and the martyrs. He
attributed the success to the Pakistan Military
Academy from where he got training in Kakul.
Pakistan High Commission organized a
reception later in honor of the award winner
which was attended by the Army and Air
Adviser Colonel Muhammad Zulfiqar Bhatti and
the various media representatives. Pakistan
High Commissioner for UK Mr. Wajid Shamsul
Hasan who was also present on the occasion
presented good wishes to the young cadet and
said that his spectacular performance has
earned name to the nation. He further asked
Asad to continue his army practices in future
on which the commissioned officer promised
to work with same zeal, enthusiasm and hard
work in the future.
It is worthwhile here to mention that the
award has had been earlier won over by
Junior under Officer Uqbah Hadeed Malik
of Pakistan in the year 2007.
The RMA Sandhurst was formed in 1947, from
a merger of the Royal Military Academy in
Woolwich (which trained officers for the Royal
Artillery and Royal Engineers from 1741 to
1939) and the Royal Military College at
Sandhurst.
Following the ending of National Service in the
UK, the RMAS became the sole establishment
for initial officer training in the British Army.
The Pakistani media known for its
sensationalising and biasness failed to present
the pride moment before the nation that
brought good name to the country. Instead of
encouraging the young comissioned officer for
being honored internationally because of his
deligent performance in the parades our media
covered it as part of some foreign local
happening.
Like many other important issues our media
failed to due its role. Every day happenings
related to Bollywood especially are immensely
given importance but the widely covered
Muslim suppressed stories, stories that add
pride to the nations are neglected
unfortunately which raise questions over the
responsiblities of media in the society.