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The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized:Pākistān Fãuj, pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn faːɔːdʒ]), commonly known as the Pak Army (Urdu: پاک فوج, romanized:Pāk Fãuj), is the land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the supreme commander of the army.
Pakistan National Guard is a military reserve force and a component of the Pakistan Army. Functioning as a "second line of defense" alongside the Pakistan Army Reserve and the Civil Armed Forces, the National Guard's primary roles include internal security, disaster relief and wartime support for the regular army.
Pakistan Army. The structure of the Pakistan Army is based on two distinct themes: operational and administrative. Operationally the Pakistan Army is divided into nine corps and three corps-level formations with areas of responsibility (AOR) ranging from the mountainous regions of the north to the desert and coastal regions of the south.
In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its aging AH-1F Cobras. Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. [152] [153]
Order of Battle: Location of Pakistani and Mitro bahini units on 3 December 1971. Some unit locations are not shown. Map not to exact scale. From the March 1971, the Pakistani military's Eastern Command under its commander Lieutenant-General A.A.K. Niazi, started military deployment to provide the defence of borders linked with India against a possible penetration by the Indian Army. [2]
1. Muhammad Ayub Ahsan Bhatti, (Superseded) [11] 3 Technical Training Battalion EME. Director General, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (DG EME), GHQ, Rawalpindi. Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 2. Hassan Akhtar Kayani, (Superseded) 70 EME Battalion (BURQ) Director General, Inspection and Technical Development (DG ITD), Rawalpindi.
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a position in the Pakistani Army held by a four-star general. As the highest-ranking officer, it is the most powerful position in the army. [ 2 ][ 3 ] This is the senior most appointment in the army who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, usually consulting with the ...
The Army Service Group member performing combat airborne landing in Northern Pakistan. The Pakistan Army Special Service Group (reporting name: Army SSG [1] [2]) is the special operations forces of the Pakistan Army. They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to their headgear. [3]