KARACHI: ANF course concludes

Published February 10, 2003

KARACHI, Feb 9: Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) officials completed 45-day unarmed combat course, organized in collaboration with the Tai Bando Karate Centre, on Sunday.

Brig Saleem Akhund, Force Commander, ANF, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony.

The objective of the course was to impart advance techniques in Martial Arts to the trainees, who were, during the course, trained to overcome their opponents even without using arms.

The demonstration by the ANF trainees during the closing ceremony showed their in-depth learning of the skill through the one-and-half month course.—PPI

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