IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCIFUL.

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES

BRIEF DETAILS

Leadership

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

General Khalid Shameem

Secretary of Defense Nargis Sethi

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parveez Kayani

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafik

Chief of Navy Staff Muhammad Asif Sandila

Man PowerMilitary Age 16-49 years old

Available for Military Service 48,453,305 males,

44,898,096 females,

Fit forMilitary Service

37,945,440 males, (2010 est.)

37,381,549 females, (2010 est.)

BRIEF DETAILS

China United States France Italy Germany Sweden Turkey

ExpendituresBudget $6.41 billion (2010–11) (

ranked 35th)

Percent of GDP 2.6% (2008)

Foreign Suppliers

China United States France Italy Germany Sweden Turkey

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES

• The Pakistan Armed Forces, are the military forces of Pakistan.

• They are the 7th Largest in the world in terms of active troops.

Main Branches• Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Navy (including the Pakistan

Marines) & Pakistan Air Force & Special Forces.• Pakistan Armed Forces are the largest contributors to United

Nations peacekeeping efforts.

HISTORY• Pakistan military formed the officers

who fought world war II under the British Raj joined the military of Pakistan giving it professionalism, experience and leadership.

• After independence, the military was supposed to have been divided between India and Pakistan with a ratio of 64% going to India and 36% for Pakistan.

CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS• About 80–90% of Pakistani troops are

deployed along the India-Pakistan border.

• Since the September11th terrorist attacks, Pakistani military forces have engaged intermittently in the War on Terrorism against Taliban and Al Qaeda.

TROOPS STRENGTH

Pakistan’ Military is the seventh largest in the world and has a large number of

troops deployed around the globe in military assistance and peacekeeping operations

PAKISTANI MILITARY TROOP LEVELS

Service Total Active Duty Personnel

Total Reserve

Army 550,000 528,000

Navy 24,000 5000

Air Force 45,000 8000

Paramilitary Forces

302,000 0

Coast Guard Classified Classified

Total 921,000 541,000

UNIFORMS

• The standard uniform for the Pakistan Army was a traditional old British Army Khaki.

• Now The colors of the new pattern uniform depend on the geographical areas.

WEAPON INDUSTRY • Pakistan invented POF Eye which is

special-purpose weapon fitted with a semi-automatic pistol.

.• The Ministry of Defense Production was

created in September 1991 to promote and coordinate the military production facilities that have developed since independence.

WEAPON INDUSTRY • By early 2000, in a joint project with China led to the

development of the JF-17 Thunder fighter and the Al-Khalid Tank.

• The navy is supported mainly by a facility at the Karachi Shipyard, which has limited production capacity.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACADEMIES• Pakistan's Military Intelligence (MI) is one of the three

main intelligence services in Pakistan.

• Functions involve monitoring high level military and political leaders and safe guarding critical facilities such as military and non-military installations.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACADEMIES

• Pakistan Military Academy• Pakistan Air Force Academy• Pakistan Naval Academy• Pakistan Maritime Academy

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

• China has been a steady source of military equipment and has cooperated with Pakistan in setting up weapons production and modernization facilities.

• The two countries are also actively involved in the joint venture of several projects to enhance each others' military needs

• The joint venture of several projects JF-17 thunder fighter

aircraft, K-8 karakorum advanced training aircraft, space technology, AWACS, al khalid tank, missiles and many other projects.

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES RELATIONS WITH ASIAN COUNTRIES

• After independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan, full political relations were not restored until 1976.

• In May 2000, President Musharraf of Pakistan supplied millions of dollars of much-needed weapons to the Sri Lankan government, when separatist Tamil Tiger revolutionaries were about to recapture their former capital of Jaffna.

PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES RELATIONS WITH ASIAN

COUNTRIES• In the 1960s, Pakistanis have been detailed as instructors and trainers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Libya, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

• Pakistan enjoyed strong military relations with Iran during the Shah era.

• The relations began to decline when the Soviet war in Afghanistan caused large number of Sunni foreign fighters to arrive in Pakistan.

• Pakistan's has had an on-again and off-again military relationship with the United States.

• After the attacks of September 11, Pakistan received a huge increase in military aid from America.

• In the three years before the attacks of September 11, Pakistan received approximately $9 million in American military aid.

ARMY• Pakistan Army is the largest branch of

military.

• Mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered areas and defending the national interests of Pakistan.

WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE FORCES

• Women have served in the Pakistani Army since its foundation.

• Currently, there is a sizable number of Women serving in the army.

• Most women are recruited in the regular Army to perform medical and educational work.

• Also minorities served in forces

POLITICAL POWER OF THE ARMY

• The Pakistani army has always played an integral part of the Pakistan government since its inception.

• It has virtually acted as a third party that has repeatedly seized power in the name of stabilizing Pakistan.

AIR FORCE

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, said on 13 April, 1948, at Risalpor military academy.

“A country without a strong air force is at the mercy of any aggressor, Pakistan must build up its own Air Force as quickly as possible, it must be an efficient Air Force, second to none.”

INTRODUCTION

• Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ( فضائیہ is the air (,پاکarm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defense of Pakistan with a secondary role to provide air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan

ORGANIZATION• The Air Force has about 65,000 active

personnel with about 10,000 reserves.

• The Chief of the Air Staff holds the operational and administrative powers.

CURRENT AIRCRAFT INVENTORY

• The PAF today operates F-16s, F-7PGs, F-7MPs, Mirage-IIIs, JF-17 Thunders, A-5Cs and Mirage-Vs, around 500 to 530 fighters organized in 27 front-line squadrons

Pakistan Navy

• ( بحریہ is the naval branch of the military of (پاکPakistan.

• It is responsible for Pakistan's 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important harbors.

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PERSONNEL

• The Pakistan Navy has around 24,000 active personnel and 5,000 in reserve.

• The force includes a small Naval Air Arm and the approximately 2,000 member paramilitary Maritime Security Agency, charged primarily with protecting Pakistan's exclusive economic zone(EEZ).

PN ROLE IN WAR ON TERROR

• The Pakistani Navy plays an active role in the multinational Combined Task Force 150. The command of the force was give to Pakistan from March 24, 2006 till February 25, 2008.

PAKISTANI ARMED ORCES RELIEF OPERATIONS AND UN

The Pakistani armed forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed in 2007.

SPECIAL FORCES• The Special Service Group (SSG) is an

independent commando division of the Pakistan Army.

• It is an elite special operations force similar to the Special Air Service and the Delta Force.

• Special Service Group Navy (SSGN) is an independent commando division of the Pakistan Navy.

GALLANTRY AWARDS

• NISHAN-I-HAIDER, Highest military decoration of Pakistan.

• Awarded "to those who have performed acts of greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger and have shown bravery of the highest order or devotion to the country, in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air ... and scarificed their lives for this cause. this award can not be given to an alive soldier"

• HILAL-I-JURAT • SITARA-I-JURAT• TAMGHA-I-JURAT

Apr 15, 2023