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Chief Of Staff (Pakistan Army)
The Chief of Staff (COS) of the Pakistan Army, was a senior military position that existed from 1947 to 1971 , responsible for assisting the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Pakistan Army in operational, administrative, and organisational matters. The COS was essentially the second-in-command of the army during this period. This position was abolished in 1971. History The position of Chief of Staff was established in 1947, after the Independence of Pakistan, to manage the administrative and operational duties of the newly formed Pakistan Army. The role of the COS was to serve as the principal staff officer to the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), ensuring the smooth functioning of military operations, planning, logistics, and strategic decision-making. During the early years of Pakistan, the army's leadership was shaped by British-trained officers. The first few individuals to serve as Chief of Staff were instrumental in establishing the army's organizational structure, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Defence (, abbreviated as MoD) is a ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan, tasked in defending national interests and territorial integrity of Pakistan. The MoD oversees mission execution of its policies and supervises all agencies of the government directly related to the national security and the Pakistan Armed Forces. The existence and functions of the ministry are statutorily defined in ''Part XII, Chapter II'' of the Constitution of Pakistan with Minister of Defence being its head who reports directly to Prime Minister of Pakistan. The responsibilities for procurement, production and disposal of equipment were transferred in 2004 to the Ministry of Defence Production. The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest federal ministries of the Government of Pakistan in terms of budget as well as staff. History The Ministry of Defence (Urdu: وزارت دفاع; ''Transliteration'': ''Wazarat-e-Difa'') was created on 14 August 1947 from the partiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), typically a four-star general, commands the army. The Army was established in August 1947 after the Partition of India. According to statistics provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2024, the Pakistan Army has approximately 560,000 active duty personnel, supported by the Pakistan Army Reserve, the National Guard (Pakistan), National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces. In accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan Constitution, Pakistani citizens can voluntarily enlist in military service as early as age 16, but cannot be deployed for combat until age 18. The primary objective and constitutional mission of the Pakistan Army is to ens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhtiar Rana
Bakhtiar Rana ( ; b. 3 November 1910–1999) was a senior Pakistani military officer who was notable for commanding the 1st Corps, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Biography Rana was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab in British India on 3 November 1910 into a Panjabi Muslim Rajput family that belonged to the Naroo clan of the Rajput tribe. His father, Rana Talia, was an officer in the British Indian Army who was later appointed as the first Muslim Inspector-General of the Punjab Police based in Patiala State. Rana Talia was later appointed to the North-West Frontier Province and briefly served in the Frontier Constabulary where he was deployed in Kohat, Hangu, and areas adjacent to Afghanistan. After his matriculation, Bakhtiar went to attend the famed Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and later made a transfer to attend the Forman Christian College University in Lahore. In 1931, Bakthiar left his university studies when he was accepted to join the Indian Military Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab Regiment, 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the 10th Baluch Regiment, Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to #Current units, 27 battalions. The Baloch Regiment is descended from the infantry of the old British Indian Army and is named after Balochistan (formerly Baluchistan). Before 1991, it was called the Baluch Regiment but the spelling was changed to 'Baloch' to better reflect the correct pronunciation.Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). ''Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment''. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre. The Baloch Regiment is second in seniority after the Punjab Regiment (Pakistan), Punjab Regiment. Its senior-most battalion was raised more than two hundred years ago, in 1798. The regiment has a distinguished record of military service both before and after the independence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)
The Punjab Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. The regiment takes its name from the historic Punjab region, which is now divided into the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan and the Indian states of Punjab, India, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. It was raised in its current form Constitution of Pakistan of 1956, in 1956, following the amalgamation of the 1st Punjab Regiment, 1st, 14th Punjab Regiment, 14th, 15th Punjab Regiment, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiment, 16th Punjab regiments that were inherited by the Dominion of Pakistan from the British Indian Army upon the Partition of India. Since then, the regiment has expanded in size to #Current units, 63 battalions. It is the oldest regiment in the Pakistan Army, tracing its lineage to as far back as 1751, during the reign of the Mughal Empire. The regiment's battalions have a distinguished record of military service, spanning the rise and decline of British Empire, British colonial rule in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)
The General Headquarters (abbreviated Army GHQ) is the direct reporting and the command post of the Pakistan Army, located in the Chaklala at the vicinity of Rawalpindi, adjacent to the Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ). History In 1851, the British Army in India made an permanent headquarter in Rawalpindi when Marquess of Dalhousie decided to stationed the 53rd Infantry Regiment to protect India from Afghan intervention. In 1854, Robert Milman from the Diocese of Calcutta had built the city's first Garrison Church and a telegraph office. It is also the site where Robert Milman is buried following his death in Rawalpindi in 1876. On 14 August 1947, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army General Frank Messervy decided to establish the army headquarters of the Pakistan Army at the Rawalpindi, which was also the headquarter of the Northern Command of the former British Indian Army; Gen. Messervy established it as "GHQ Pakistan", which he derived from GHQ India. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indo-Pakistani Wars And Conflicts
Since the partition of British India in 1947 and subsequent creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, and military standoffs. A long-running dispute over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism have been the predominant cause of conflict between the two states, with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which occurred as a direct result of hostilities stemming from the Bangladesh Liberation War in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Background The Partition of India came in 1947 with the sudden grant of independence. It was the intention of those who wished for a Muslim state to have a clean partition between independent and equal "Pakistan" and "Hindustan" once independence came.* Nearly one third of the Muslim population of India remained in the new India. Inter-communal violence between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims resulted in between 200,000 and 2 million casualties leaving 14 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Of Pakistan
The Pakistan Movement was a religiopolitical and social movement that emerged in the early 20th century as part of a campaign that advocated the creation of an Islamic state in parts of what was then British Raj. It was rooted in the two-nation theory, which asserted that Muslims from the subcontinent were fundamentally and irreconcilably distinct from Hindus of the subcontinent (who formed the demographic majority) and would therefore require separate self-determination upon the Decolonisation of the subcontinent. The idea was largely realized when the All-India Muslim League ratified the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940, calling for the Muslim-majority regions of the Indian subcontinent to be "grouped to constitute independent states" that would be "autonomous and sovereign" with the aim of securing Muslim socio-political interests vis-à-vis the Hindu majority. It was in the aftermath of the Lahore Resolution that, under the aegis of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the cause of "Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander-in-Chief Of The Pakistan Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (abbreviation: C-in-C of the Pakistan Army) was the professional head of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1972. As an administrative position, the appointment holder had main operational command authority over the army. Direct appointments to the command of the Pakistan Army came from the British Army Council until 1951, when the first native Pakistani commander-in-chief ( General Ayub Khan) was nominated and appointed by the Government of Pakistan. The C-in-C designation was changed to ' Chief of Army Staff' in 1972; General Tikka Khan was the first person to hold the new title. Six generals have served as C-in-C, the first two of them were native British and the post's name was derived from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army. History Prior to the Partition of British India on 14 August 1947, the senior generals of the British Indian Army were appointed by the Army Council (1904) of the British Army. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Hamid Khan (general)
Abdul Hamid Khan (; 29 April 1917 – 1984) was a Pakistani General (Pakistan), army general who served as the last Chief of Staff (Pakistan Army), Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army under President of Pakistan, President Yahya Khan and led the army during the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he led the Pakistan 11th Division to victory in the Battle of Kasur (1965), Battle of Kasur. Despite the prominence of his military career, he is also accused for his complicity in the Bangladesh genocide in 1971. Early life and education Hamid Khan was born on 29 April 1917 in Pyin Oo Lwin, Maymyo, British Burma (Now, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar) to a Punjabi-Kashmiri father and a Burmese domestic servant mother.The Half Yearly Indian Army List April 1946 His father, a well-educated civil servant, had moved to Burma from Punjab, as part of the Colonial Service, British Colonial Administration. Growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
