Cadet of Pakistan Military Academy Kakul Muhammad Abdullah has received prestigious Hodson’s Horse Merit Award in recogntion of his outstanding performance at Royal Military Academy.

This award is given to an international cadet by the Royal Military Academy who has surpassed a particular standard of merit by showing overall excellence

Abdullah's performance can also be gauged from the fact that he was also awarded with the International Instructor Pass  which only nineteen foreign cadets have achieved since 1957.