Pakistani Armed Forces

Pakistani Armed Forces
(Urdu: پاک مسلح افواج, Musalah Afwaj-e-Pakistan)

Service branches

Pakistan Army
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces of Pakistan
Pakistan Strategic Nuclear Command

Headquarters
Rawalpindi

Leadership
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee - GeneralTariq Majid
Secretary of Defence - Lt Gen (R) Syed Athar Ali
Chief of Army Staff - Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Chief of Air Staff - Rao Qamar Suleman
Chief of Naval Staff - Noman Bashir

Manpower
Military age
16-49 years old
Available for military service
39,028,014 males,age 16-49 (2007 estimate),
36,779,584 females, age 16-49 (2007 estimate)
Fit for military service
29,428,747 males, age 16-49 (2007 estimate),
28,391,887 females, age 16-49 (2007 estimate)
Reaching military age annually
1,969,055 males (2007 estimate),
1,849,254 females (2007 estimate)
Active personnel
619,000 (ranked 7th)
Reserve personnel
528,500

The Pakistani Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of Pakistan. The armed forces ranks 6th in the world by means of active troops. The Pakistani military was first formed when the nation achieved independence from the British Empire during the Partition of British India in 1947.


Its component branches are:

• Pakistan Army
• Pakistan Navy
• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan Marines
• Paramilitary forces of Pakistan
• Pakistan Coast Guard
• Pakistan Strategic Nuclear Command

The Army, Navy and Air Force were commissioned in 1947 in anticipation of a potential hostilities against India. From the time of its inception, the military 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 an independent force but are subservient to Naval command.
Approximately 650,000 personnel are on active duty in the military which is the world's 6th largest armed force as of 2010.Combined with the 302,000 strong Paramilitary forces and 528,000 in reserve, the Military of Pakistan has a total size of over 1,000,000 personnel. The Military draws its manpower from a large pool of volunteers and as such, conscription is not, and has never been needed.
Pakistan's military is 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.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.
The Pakistani armed forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed in 2007.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 past Arab-Israeli Wars, and the first Gulf War to help the Coalition, in Somalian & Bosnian conflicts.

History

The roots of the Pakistan army traces back to the British Indian Army which included several personnel from present day Pakistan. In picture are troops of the famous Khyber Rifles striking a pose. ~1895.




Before 1947, most military officers of newly formed Pakistan Armed Forces had served in the British colonial army established in South Asia, as the armed force was known as under the British Raj, fought in both the World Wars and the numerous Anglo-Afghan Wars. Several experienced commanders who fought in the British military in World War II 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; however, it is estimated that India refused to divide its share of equipment and some analyst suggest that Pakistan inherited a mere 15% of its allocated share.
Post-independence, it has fought three wars against India,several border skirmishes with Afghanistan and against the Soviet Union which occupied Afghanistan in 1979, and an extended border skirmish with India in 1999 (Kargil War) and is currently conducting anti-terrorist operations along the border areas of Afghanistan. The Military of Pakistan has participated in several United Nations peacekeeping operations.
The Pakistan Military has also taken over the Pakistani government since its inception mainly on the pretext of lack of good civilian leadership, whom most Pakistanis regard as corrupt and inefficient.It has virtually acted as a third party that has repeatedly seized power in the name of stabilizing Pakistan and ending corruption. However, according to the political parties removed from power by the army, political instability, lawlessness and corruption are direct consequences of army rule.


Current deployments

The vast majority of Pakistan troops historically have been deployed along the Indian-Pakistan border to counter a perceived invasion threat from India. Altogether, it is estimated that 80–90% of the army is positioned in this manner.However, 15,000 troops have been shifted to the Swat Valley to counter the Taliban invasion.Additionally since the September 11th terrorist attacks, Pakistani military forces have engaged intermittently in the War on Terrorism against Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists. Compared to other militaries, It has suffered the highest number of casualties in the war. Those troops along with various paramilitary forces are involved in a protracted fight against extremists in the tribal areas of Pakistan. After the Mumbai incident, several brigades were moved back east. The Pakistan military also assists in natural disasters in Pakistan such as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the floods in Baluchistan in 2008.

Army


Pakistan's MBT, Al Khalid Tank



Throughout the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) at Karachi in November 2006, Pakistani firms have signed joint development, production and marketing agreements with defence firms from South Korea, France and Ukraine. These agreements include new reactive armor bricks, 155 mm artillery shells, and other developments in armor and land weaponry. These agreements all relate to the Pakistan Army's AFFDP-2019 modernization program of its armor, artillery and infantry.

Air Force


Pakistan's indigenous produced JF-17 Thunder. Pakistan plans to induct over 300 of these fighters.



The Pakistan Air Force plans to retire several types of combat aircraft by 2019. Joint production and further development of the JF-17 Thunder light-weight multi-role fighter is ongoing and around 150 JF-17 are expected to be inducted by 2015, replacing all A-5C, F-7P, Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighter-bombers. The F-7PG will be replaced later and the JF-17 fleet may eventually be expanded to 300 aircraft.Orders have been placed for at least 36 Chengdu J-10 fighters from China,around 26 upgraded second-hand F-16AM/BM and at least 18 new-built F-16C/D Advanced Block 52. Two types of Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft are to be introduced, 4 Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C from Sweden and the ZDK-03, a Chinese AEW&C based on the Shaanxi Y-8F-600 cargo aircraft.The Il-78 aerial refuelling tanker is to be inducted and will be capable of refuelling the JF-17 and J-10, 4 are to be acquired second-hand from Ukrainian surplus stocks. The fleet of Shenyang FT-5 and T-37 Tweet is being replaced by around 75 K-8 Karakorum intermediate (jet) training aircraft.

Navy


Pakistan Navy Frigate PNS Shahjahan



Mclanery (ASW) Class For Pakistan Navy



PNS Babur



In 2005 Pakistan ordered four F-22P light frigates from China in a deal worth $600mn. The first is expected to be commissioned 2009 and the remainder by 2013.One of the frigates has already been completed and formally delivered to the navy, its formal induction in to the Pakistan Navy however, would take place at a later date. One of the F-22Ps will be built in the Karachi Shipyard. The F-22P is an improved version of the Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class light frigate, it has a displacement of at least 2500 tons.The first F-22P will be called PNS Zulfiqar, and thus become the Zulfiqar Class.
Plans to procure 4 used frigates were dropped in favour of 4 new-built corvettes. According to Turkish press the Pakistan Navy is reportedly interested in procuring the Milgem class corvettes from Turkey. The frigate USS McInerney (FFG-8) with considerable anti-submarine warfare capability will be handed over in August 2010.
According to Jane's IDEAS 2004 interview with former Pakistan Navy Chief ex-Admiral Kariumullah another four or so new frigates will be acquired. Kanwa Defence Review recently reported that the Pakistan Navy has shown recent interest in the Chinese Type 054 frigate.
In mid-2006 the Pakistan Navy announced its requirement of three new SSK attack submarines to replace the two Agosta-70 submarines and rebuild its fleet – after retiring the 4 Daphne class. French naval firm DCN offered its latest export design – the Marlin SSK – which is based on the Scorpene SSK, but also uses technology from the Barracuda nuclear attack submarine. The German firm HDW offered the U-214 SSK. Credible reports confirm that the Pakistan Navy has opted for the Gernman U-214's which will be built in Pakistan and includes transfer of technology. According to Walter Frietag the contract has been finalised 95 percent.
Pakistan is also seeking to enhance its strategic strike capability by developing naval variants of the Babur cruise missile. The Babur cruise missile has a range of 700 km and is capable of using both conventional and nuclear warheads.Future developments of Babur include capability of being launched from submarines, surface combatants as well as range extension from 500 km to 1000 km. The Airborne version of Babur, 'RAAD' has already been successfully tested.

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