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GK - PAKISTAN ARMY General Information Founded 14th August 1947 dark.eyesSize Almost 6,00,000dark.eyes active troops with 5,00,000 reserves dark.eyes Headquarter GHQ Rawalpindi

Training Academy Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul

Motto Arabic: Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah

English: A follower of none but Allah, the fear of Allah, Struggle for Allah.

Anniversary 6th September (Defense Day)

Highest Military Rank Nishan e Haider dark.eyesEngagements 1947 Indo-Pakistandark.eyes War, 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, 1971 Bangladeshdark.eyes Liberation War, 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Grand Mosque Seizure 1979, Soviet-Afghan War 1979-89,

Siachen conflict 1984, Kargil War 1999, Global War on Terror, Siege of Lal Masjid 2007,

Operation Rah e Nijat 2009, Operation Rah e Rast 2009, Operation Zarb e Azb 2014.

Websites Inductions: www.joinpakarmy.gov.pk

General: www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif dark.eyesRank Structure dark.eyes dark.eyes There are total 11 ranks as commissioned officer in Pak Army.

1. 2nd Lieutenant: O-1, BPS-17 4. Major: O-4, BPS-18 Abbreviated as: SLt Abbreviated as: Maj

2. Lieutenant: O-1, BPS-17 5. Lieutenant Colonel: O-4, BPS-19 Abbreviated as: Lt Abbreviated as: Lt. Col dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

3. Captain: O-3, BPS-17 6. Colonel: O-5, BPS-19 Abbreviated as: Capt Abbreviated as: Col

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7. Brigadier: O-6, BPS-20, 9. Lieutenant General: O-8, BPS-22, 3 Star 1 Star Officer General Abbreviated as: Brig Abbreviated as: Lt. Gen

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11. Field Marshal: O-10, BPS Apex, 5 Star General Abbreviated as: FM dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

Sub Divisions 1. Arms: Armored, Infantry, Artillery, Air Defense, Engineers, Signals, Aviation, Airborne and Chemical 2. Services: Army Services Corps (ASC), Military Police (MP), Military Intelligence, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Medical Corps (AMC), Ordnance, Army Dental Corps (ADC), Remount Veterinary and Farms, Information and Computer Technology (ICT), Army Education Corps (AEC), Clerical and JAG Branch.

Field Formations dark.eyesFollowing are the field formations of Pakdark.eyes Army. dark.eyes  Division: An Army Division is an intermediate between a Corps and a Brigade. It is the largest striking force in the army. Each Division is headed by General Officer Commanding (GOC) in the rank of Major General. It usually consists of 15,000 combat troops and 8,000 support elements. Currently, the Pakistani Army has 29 Divisions including 20 Infantry Divisions, 2 Armored Divisions, 2 Mechanized Divisions, 2 Air Defense Divisions, 2 Strategic Divisions and 1 Artillery Division. Each Division composes of several Brigades.  Brigade: A Brigade generally consists of around 3,000 combat troops with supporting elements. An Infantry Brigade usually has 3 Infantry Battalions along with various Support Arms & Services. It is headed by a Brigadier, equivalent to a Brigadier General in some armies. In addition to the Brigades in various Army Divisions, the Pakistani Army also has 7 Independent Armored Brigades, 5 Independent Artillery Brigades, 3 Independent Infantry Brigades, and 3 Anti-Tank Brigades. These Independent Brigades operate directly dark.eyesunder the Corps Commander dark.eyes(GOC Corps). dark.eyes  Regiment: A regiment is commanded by a Colonel.  Battalion: A Battalion is commanded by a Lieutenant-Colonel and is the Infantry's main fighting unit. It consists of more than 900 combat personnel.  Company: Headed by the Major/Captain, a Company comprises about 120–150 soldiers.  Platoon: An intermediate between a Company and Section, a Platoon is headed by a Lieutenant or depending on the availability of Commissioned Officers, a Junior Commissioned Officer, with the rank of Subedar or Naib-Subedar. It has a total strength of about 30–36 troops.  Section: Smallest military outfit with a strength of about 9–13 personnel. Commanded by a Non- commissioned officer of the rank of Havildar Major or Sergeant Major. dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

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Equipment of Pakistan Army Small Arms Weapon Comments

Handguns dark.eyes Glock 17 dark.eyes dark.eyes Glock 26

HK P7

Steyr M9A1 Acquired by SSW

Beretta 92F Used by Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army.

SIG Sauer P226 Used by Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army. dark.eyes Tokarev Produced dark.eyeslocally dark.eyes Sub-Machine Guns (SMG) and Carbines

Heckler & Koch MP5 Manufactured by POF.

Also used by Airport Security Force & Personal Security Detail of VIP's. Manufactured Heckler & Koch MP5K by POF in Wah Cantt.

FN P90

Sterling SMG Used in small numbers. dark.eyes dark.eyesAssault Rifles dark.eyes Type 56 Chinese-manufactured AK-47.

Type 81

M16A1 Used by SSG.

M4A1 carbine Used by SSG.

Steyr AUG dark.eyes FN F2000 dark.eyes dark.eyes Battle Rifles

Heckler & Koch G3 The Pak Army's service rifle. G3A3, G3P4 variants in service. Manufactured by POF.

FN FAL Used in small numbers

Grenades

M26 grenade

M67 grenade dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

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Sniper Rifles

Dragunov SVD

HK PSG1 Manufactured under license by POF.

Steyr SSG 69

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Istiglal Small number in service.

M82 Barret

Machine Guns

FN MAG

FN Minimi Para dark.eyes MG3 Manufactureddark.eyes under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factories. dark.eyes RPD

DShKM Heavy Machine Gun.

KPV Heavy Machine Gun.

M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun.

Grenade Launchers

Carl Gustav recoilless dark.eyesrifle dark.eyes dark.eyes Mk 19 grenade

launcher

M203 grenade

launcher

RPG-7 Type 69 variant manufactured under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.

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Armor Firm Vehicle/System Number in Status Service

Main Battle Tanks (MBT) dark.eyes dark.eyesIn Early stages of development and believed to incorporatedark.eyes re-designed turret, upgraded modular armor package and Sensors, Improved Al-Khalid II ammunition and new Power pack developing 1,500 hp. As of 2012, two prototypes are developed.

Al-Khalid I -- Currently in production.

Al-Khalid 300+ As of January 2013.

320 delivered by Ukraine between 1997 and early 2002, incorporating re- T-80UD 320 designed T-84 turret. Negotiations on between Russia & Pakistan to dark.eyes dark.eyesupgrade the T-80UD tanks jointly. dark.eyes

Al-Zarrar 600 Upgraded form of Type 59.

Type 85-IIAP 300

Type 69-II 400

Type 63 50 Light Amphibious tank. dark.eyes Type 59 600 dark.eyesBeing upgraded to Al-Zarrar standard. dark.eyes T-54/55 54 In Reserve.

M48A5 300 In Reserve.

Armored Personnel Carriers, Infantry Fighting Vehicles & Armored Cars

APC Talha 400+ Total 2,000 planned to be deployed.

Otokar Akrep 260 dark.eyes Ferret AFV 90 dark.eyes dark.eyes

WZ551 --

Al-Fahd IFV 140

Al-Hamza IFV -- In Service.

Type 63 80 dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

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Sakb --

Al-Qaswa -- 200 to be procured.

PT-76 32 Delivered by Indonesia between 1969 and 1970. dark.eyes M113 1600 dark.eyes dark.eyes Saad APC -- Currently in production.

M901 ITV 24

BTR-70 /BTR-80 120

Mohafiz -- In Service & Additional APCs being procured.

UR-416 46 In Service. dark.eyes OT-64 SKOT 6 dark.eyesDelivered by Slovakia in 1993. dark.eyes

Otokar Cobra 10

BRDM-2 --

Mine Protected & Clearing Vehicles

Cougar 20 Buffalo EOD version. Delivered in 2010. dark.eyes Navistar -- dark.eyes160 to Be Provided by FMS Program dark.eyes

Armored Recovery Vehicles

M88A1 ARV 52 In Service.

Al-Hadeed -- Based on APC Talha.

Type 653 ARV -- ARV based on the chassis of the Type 69 tank.

Armored Bridging Vehicles dark.eyes M60A1 AVLB -- dark.eyesIn Service. dark.eyes M48 Armored Vehicle Launched -- In Service. Bridge

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Artillery Vehicle/System Caliber Quantity Comments

Self-Propelled Artillery

M110 howitzer 203 mm 60 Tracked chassis. dark.eyes M109A2 155 mm 150+dark.eyes Tracked chassis. Being upgraded to M109A5dark.eyes standard.

Tracked chassis. 67 delivered by US in 2008. 48 more supplied in M109A5 155 mm 115 February 2010. Total 297 Planned to be acquired.

NORINCO SH1 155 mm 90 6×6 wheeled chassis.

M7 Priest 105 mm 50 Being Phased out.

MLRS-Multiple Launch Rocket System dark.eyes A-100E 300mm 42 dark.eyes42 ordered in 2008 and delivered between 2011dark.eyes and 2012.

Truck-mounted. Kahuta Research Laboratories from Pakistan have KRL 122 122 mm 40 developed a rocket launcher that is very similar to the North-Korean BM-11

Azar (Type 122mm 52 Pakistani variant of Type 83. 83)

Towed Artillery dark.eyes M115 203 mm 28 dark.eyes dark.eyes

12 ordered for evaluation in 2007 & delivered by Turkey between MKEK Panter 155 mm 72 2008-2009. Another 60 produced locally under TOT between 2011 and 2013 by Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).

M198 155 mm 148 Delivered in 1997.

M114 155 mm 144

M59 155 mm 30 dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes Type 59-I 130 mm 410

Type 54 122 mm 490

Type 60 122 mm 200

M56 105 mm 113

D-30 122mm 143 Delivered by China between 2003 & 2004. dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes

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OTO Melara 105mm 50 Delivered by Italy between 1975 and 1978. Mod 56

M101 105 mm 250 In Service.

Type 56 85 mm 200 dark.eyes Ordnance QF dark.eyes dark.eyes 88mm 1000 25 pounder

Helicopters Aircraft Role Quantity Comments

Multi-

Mil Mi-35 Hind 4 4 to be delivered by June,2016.

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CAIC Z-10 3 3 delivered for trials and evaluations. Helicopter

20 AH-1S supplied by US between 1984 and 1986; 12 AH-1F Bell AH-1F/S Attack acquired in 2007; One AH-1F squadron (14 helicopters) supplied in 51

Cobra Helicopter March 2010. 8 Ex-Jordanian AH-1S Cobras inducted in October 2013. Three lost to Crashes.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Bell Helicopter a Attack

Bell AH-1Z Viper -- USD581 million contract that includes the delivery of 15 AH-1Z

Helicopter dark.eyes dark.eyesViper attack helicopters to Pakistan by 2018.dark.eyes Eurocopter Attack 10 to be acquired. To be armed with 70 mm (2.75 inch) unguided --

AS550 C3 Fennec Helicopter rockets.

Attack

Mi-35M Hind E -- 4 units were purchased and are expected to be delivered in 2016.

Helicopter

Aerospatiale Transport 30

Puma helicopter

Transport Mil Mi-17 92 According to World Air forces 2009. dark.eyes helicopter dark.eyes dark.eyes

Bell UH-1Y Utility -- 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters. Venom Helicopter

Bell 206Jet Utility 15 Ranger helicopter

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Utility Bell 407 45 helicopter

Utility Bell 412 25 helicopter

Bell UH-1 Utility 30 dark.eyesHuey helicopter dark.eyes dark.eyes

Eurocopter Utility 50 Unarmed variant in service.

AS550 U2 Fennec helicopter

Aerospatiale Utility 43 Being phased out.

Alouette III helicopter

Aerospatiale Utility 34 Being phased out.

SA-315B Lama helicopter dark.eyes dark.eyes dark.eyes Drones & Un-Manned Aerial Vehicles Aircraft Role Quantity Comments

Inducted in November 2013. Around 12 examples are Burraq UCAV Reconnaissance & Strike 12 visible in a picture. Used jointly with PAF.

GIDS

Reconnaissance 5 Five inducted in 2012. Currently in production. Shahpar UAV

GIDS dark.eyes Reconnaissancedark.eyes 20+ In service since 2008. dark.eyes Uqab UAV

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