PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES Presented By:

Ziaullah

ARMY

• Pakistan Army is the largest branch of military. • It is mainly responsible for protection of the state

borders, the security of administered territories of Pakistan.

STRUCTURE OF ARMY UNITS

• Regiment of Artillery • Armoured Corps• Regiment of Air Defence • Corps of Engineers • Army Medical Corps • Corps of Signals • Army Aviation Corps

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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) (Urdu: فضائیہ Pak Fiza'ya) is the ,پاکair arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces

• Is primarily tasked with the aerial defense of Pakistan with a secondary role to provide air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy.

• The PAF also has a tertiary role to provide strategic air transport and logistics capability.

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[

•SQN LDR MUHAMMAD MAHMOOD ALAM

• Alam downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute.

• He was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat ("The star of courage").

AIR FORCE HEROES

•PILOT OFFICER RASHID MINHAS

• Was a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during the 1971 Pakistan-India War.

• The only PAF officer to receive the highest valour award, the Nishan-e-Haider.

PAKISTAN NAVY

“ Today is a historic day for Pakistan, doubly so for those of us in the Navy. The Dominion of Pakistan has come into being and with it a new Navy – the Royal Pakistan Navy – has been born. I am proud to have been appointed to command it and serve with you at this time. In the coming months, it will be my duty and yours to build up our Navy into a happy and efficient force.”

Quaid-E-Azam

INTRODUCTION

• (Urdu: بحریہ .is the naval branch of the military of Pakistan (پاک• It is responsible for Pakistan's 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline

along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important harbors.

• It operates a wide range of ships ranging from cruisers to destroyers

as well as submarines.

PERSONNEL

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

• The Navy also comprises the Special Services Group Navy, a marine commando unit as well.

GALLANTRY AWARDS

• NISHAN-I-HAIDER, Highest military decoration of Pakistan. Awarded "to those who have performed acts of greatest heroism.

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

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