About
The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاک مُسَلّح افواج, Musallah Afwaj-e-Pakistan) are the military forces of Pakistan
Mission
Since the founding of Pakistan, the army has been key in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood and providing a bastion of selfless service.
Description
Pakistan Armed Forces
پاک مسلح افواج
Pakistani troops honoring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2008 ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Founded 1947
Service branches Pakistan Army
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Navy (Marines)
Pakistan Coast Guard
Paramilitary Command of Pakistan
Pakistan Nuclear Command Authority
Headquarters Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi
Leadership
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
General Khalid Shameem Wynne
Secretary of Defence Lt. Gen (R) Asif Yaseen Malik
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Air Staff
Chief of Naval Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafik Butt
Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila
Manpower
Military age 16–49 years old[1]
Conscription None
Available for
military service 48,453,305 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
44,898,096 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
Fit for
military service 37,945,440 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
37,381,549 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
Reaching military
age annually 2,237,723 males (2010 est.),
2,104,906 females (2010 est.)
Active personnel 617,000[2] (ranked 7th)
Reserve personnel 513,000
Expenditures
Budget $6.41 billion (2010–11) (ranked 35th)
Percent of GDP 2.6% (2008)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers Air Weapons Complex
Heavy Industries Taxila
Kahuta Research Laboratories
Karachi Shipyard
National Defence Complex
National Engineering and Scientific Commission
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
SATUMA
Integrated Defence Systems
Foreign suppliers China
United States
France
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Turkey
Annual imports China, United States
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History Military history of Pakistan
UN peacekeeping missions
Weapons of mass destruction (706)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
1970s Baloch Insurgency
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
War in North-West Pakistan
Ranks Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military
The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاک مُسَلّح افواج, Musallah Afwaj-e-Pakistan) are the military forces of Pakistan. They are the seventh largest in the world in terms of active troops. The armed forces comprise three main branches: the Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Navy (including the Pakistan Marines) and the Pakistan Air Force, together with a number of paramilitary forces. Following 1962, Pakistan Armed Forces has had close military relations with the People's Republic of China, including development and research cooperation to enhance military system, such as on the JF-17 Thunder, K-8 Karakorum, and others as well. China is the leading supplier of military equipments to Pakistan.[4] Both nations also cooperate on development in nuclear weapons and space technology programs.[5][6][7] The armies have a schedule for organizing joint military exercises.[8] PAF also maintains close military relation with United States and is a Major non-NATO ally of the USA. It primarily import military equipments from China and USA.[4]
The armed forces were formed in 1947 when Pakistan became independent from the British Empire. Since then, the armed forces have played a decisive role in the history of Pakistan. A sense of national unity and identity was forged out of the wars of 1947 and 1965 against India. Border clashes with Afghanistan led to the creation of the paramilitary forces to deal with civil unrest as well as secure the border areas. The Marines were commissioned in 1971, however due to a poor performance in the 1971 war they were disbanded. In 1990, they were commissioned again and serve as part of the Navy. In 2010 the PAF have approximately 617,000 personnel on active duty, 513,000 in reserve and 304,000 in its paramilitary forces giving a total of almost 1,451,000 personnel.[2] The armed forces have a large pool of volunteers and as such, conscription is not, and has never been needed.[9]
Pakistan Armed Forces are led by an officer corps that is not restricted by social class or nobility and are appointed from a variety of sources such as service academies and direct appointment from both civilian status and the enlisted ranks. The Pakistan Army is the best organized group in the country and is highly respected in civil society and the social ranks as an institution.[10] Since the founding of Pakistan, the army has been key in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood and providing a bastion of selfless service.[11]
Pakistan Armed Forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed in 2007.[12] Other foreign deployments have consisted of Pakistani military personnel as advisers in African and Arab countries. The Pakistani military maintained division and brigade strength presences in some of the Arab countries during the Arab-Israeli Wars, and the first Gulf War to help the Coalition as well as the Somalian and Bosnian conflicts.
پاک مسلح افواج
Pakistani troops honoring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2008 ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Founded 1947
Service branches Pakistan Army
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Navy (Marines)
Pakistan Coast Guard
Paramilitary Command of Pakistan
Pakistan Nuclear Command Authority
Headquarters Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi
Leadership
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
General Khalid Shameem Wynne
Secretary of Defence Lt. Gen (R) Asif Yaseen Malik
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Air Staff
Chief of Naval Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafik Butt
Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila
Manpower
Military age 16–49 years old[1]
Conscription None
Available for
military service 48,453,305 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
44,898,096 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
Fit for
military service 37,945,440 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
37,381,549 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
Reaching military
age annually 2,237,723 males (2010 est.),
2,104,906 females (2010 est.)
Active personnel 617,000[2] (ranked 7th)
Reserve personnel 513,000
Expenditures
Budget $6.41 billion (2010–11) (ranked 35th)
Percent of GDP 2.6% (2008)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers Air Weapons Complex
Heavy Industries Taxila
Kahuta Research Laboratories
Karachi Shipyard
National Defence Complex
National Engineering and Scientific Commission
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
SATUMA
Integrated Defence Systems
Foreign suppliers China
United States
France
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Turkey
Annual imports China, United States
Related articles
History Military history of Pakistan
UN peacekeeping missions
Weapons of mass destruction (706)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
1970s Baloch Insurgency
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
War in North-West Pakistan
Ranks Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military
The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاک مُسَلّح افواج, Musallah Afwaj-e-Pakistan) are the military forces of Pakistan. They are the seventh largest in the world in terms of active troops. The armed forces comprise three main branches: the Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Navy (including the Pakistan Marines) and the Pakistan Air Force, together with a number of paramilitary forces. Following 1962, Pakistan Armed Forces has had close military relations with the People's Republic of China, including development and research cooperation to enhance military system, such as on the JF-17 Thunder, K-8 Karakorum, and others as well. China is the leading supplier of military equipments to Pakistan.[4] Both nations also cooperate on development in nuclear weapons and space technology programs.[5][6][7] The armies have a schedule for organizing joint military exercises.[8] PAF also maintains close military relation with United States and is a Major non-NATO ally of the USA. It primarily import military equipments from China and USA.[4]
The armed forces were formed in 1947 when Pakistan became independent from the British Empire. Since then, the armed forces have played a decisive role in the history of Pakistan. A sense of national unity and identity was forged out of the wars of 1947 and 1965 against India. Border clashes with Afghanistan led to the creation of the paramilitary forces to deal with civil unrest as well as secure the border areas. The Marines were commissioned in 1971, however due to a poor performance in the 1971 war they were disbanded. In 1990, they were commissioned again and serve as part of the Navy. In 2010 the PAF have approximately 617,000 personnel on active duty, 513,000 in reserve and 304,000 in its paramilitary forces giving a total of almost 1,451,000 personnel.[2] The armed forces have a large pool of volunteers and as such, conscription is not, and has never been needed.[9]
Pakistan Armed Forces are led by an officer corps that is not restricted by social class or nobility and are appointed from a variety of sources such as service academies and direct appointment from both civilian status and the enlisted ranks. The Pakistan Army is the best organized group in the country and is highly respected in civil society and the social ranks as an institution.[10] Since the founding of Pakistan, the army has been key in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood and providing a bastion of selfless service.[11]
Pakistan Armed Forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed in 2007.[12] Other foreign deployments have consisted of Pakistani military personnel as advisers in African and Arab countries. The Pakistani military maintained division and brigade strength presences in some of the Arab countries during the Arab-Israeli Wars, and the first Gulf War to help the Coalition as well as the Somalian and Bosnian conflicts.
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