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Pakistan Army Corps Of Engineers
The Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers is a military administrative and the engineering staff branch of the Pakistan Army. The Corps of Engineers is generally associated with the civil engineering works, dams, canals, and flood protection, it performs and leads variety of public works in the country as part of its nation-building mission. The Corps of Engineer is commanded by the Engineer-in-Chief who acts as an army's chief topographer, and advises the Army GHQ on matters of civil engineering and construction. As of 2023, the current Engineer-in-Chief is Lt-Gen. Kashif Nazir. History The engineering arm of the Pakistan Army was commissioned as an administrative branch when it was partitioned from the former British Indian Army's Royal Indian Engineers in 1947. The Bengal and Bombay engineer group laid the foundation of establishing the engineering arm of the Pakistan Army. From 1947 till 1956, the engineering arm was known as "''Royal Pakistan Engineers''" since it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Service Support
The term combat service support (or CSS) is utilized by numerous military organizations throughout the world to describe entities that provide direct and indirect sustainment services to the groups that engage (or are potentially to be engaged) in combat. United Kingdom Former Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has described the United Kingdom's armed forces as having "teeth", units that are trained and equipped for actual fighting, that cannot function without an able, innovative "tail", units providing assistance such as logistical and transport capabilities. Specific groups involved in the U.K. armed forces include the Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Logistic Corps. United States In the United States, the term combat service support has been phased-out in favor of the term "sustainment." but the mission remains the same; to manage the logistics supply chain and provide all materiel, maintenance, transportation, health services, personnel services and other services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Rah-e-Nijat
The Operation Rah-e-Nijat ("Path of Salvation"; ) was a strategic offensive military operation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, unified command of Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their extremist allies in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began on June 19, 2009; a major ground-air offensive was subsequently launched on October 17. It became the integral part of the War in North-West Pakistan, war in Western fronts which led to the encirclement and destruction of Taliban forces in the region, although the Taliban leadership escaped to lawless areas of neighboring Afghanistan. The operation was intended to finish the senior Taliban leadership and bring the lawless areas back to government control, however the leadership escaped to Afghanistan whilst areas came back under the Pakistan government control. Planning for the operation began on June 16, 2009 after successfully commencing a previous of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gul Hassan Khan
Gul Hassan Khan (9 June 1921 – 10 October 1999) known secretly as ''George'', was a Pakistani former three-star rank general and diplomat who served as the sixth and last Commander in Chief (Pakistan), Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, from 20 December 1971 until 3 March 1972, marking the shortest tenure in the role. Gul Hassan resigned along with Air Marshal Abdur Rahim Khan, refusing President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's request to deploy their forces to suppress a police strike protesting against the government for a pay increase. During the meeting, Bhutto initiated the discussion by saying, "Gentlemen, the country is going through one crisis after another and with the latest one being the strike by the police and for which no cooperation has been forthcoming from the army and the air force when asked for, I regret that a stage has come when we can no longer carry on like this. Therefore I am not prepared to run the government in this sort of an environment." As soon as ... [...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] |
Aftab Ahmad Khan
Aftab Ahmad Khan (22 October 192312 July 2011) was a lieutenant general in the Pakistan Army. Biography Early life, military education and honours After was born in Batala, Gurdaspur District, British India to the family of Khan Bahadur Mian Altaf Hussain Khan (1874–1946) and Mehndi Begum. After his early education, at the Municipal Board (MB) High School Batala, he graduated from the Government College, Lahore, and joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. During his tenure in the Army, he graduated from Staff College, Quetta – 1952; the United States Army Command and Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, USA, 1961–62; the Army War Course, Command and Staff College Quetta – 1967; and Royal College of Defence Studies (formerly known the Imperial Defence College), London – 1971. He was Mentioned in Despatches during the 1965 India-Pakistan War, where he commanded a brigade defending the city of Lahore, Pakistan. He was a recipient of the two gallantry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army)
'Engineer-in-Chief or E-in-C', is a Colonel Commandant of the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, Frontier Works Organisation and the Military Engineering Services of Pakistan. In the Pakistan Army, the Engineer-in-Chief is a chief engineer and topographer of the Army and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General, advises the Pakistan Army in matters of science, engineering, and technology. Lt Gen Kashif Nazir is current E-in-C of Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, Military Engineering Service, and Frontier Works Organisation. The Engineer-in-Chief commands the Corps of Engineers, Pakistan Army and other military engineering and maintenance corps of the Army. As a senior commander and senior staff officer at the ''Army General Headquarters (GHQ)'', the Engineer-in-Chief advises the Army on science and engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer. The E-in-C also serves as the proponent for real estate and other science and engineering programs of the Army. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Serving Generals Of The Pakistan Army
This is the list of serving officers in the Pakistan Army. At present the Army has one field marshal, one general, 29 Lieutenant general (Pakistan), lieutenant generals (including one from Army Medical Corps (Pakistan), Army Medical Corps) and 184 major generals (including 27 from Army Medical Corps (Pakistan), Army Medical Corps). List of serving Field Marshals & Generals List of serving lieutenant generals List of serving lieutenant generals from the Army Medical Corps List of serving major generals List of serving major generals from the Army Medical Corps Notes All the names in the list are extracted from open sources (which in turn rely on Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Public Relations, ISPR press releases); therefore, the above names may not correlate with the actual current posts of the commanders. Additionally, the seniority for major-generals is ascertained from the bi-annual military award recipients of Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant General (Pakistan)
Lieutenant General is a Three-star rank, three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star General (Pakistan), general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general. There are currently 30 Lieutenant Generals in the Pakistan Army, with each usually presiding over a corps. The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan. List of serving Lieutenant Generals List of serving Lieutenant Generals from the Army Medical Corps References {{Military of Pakistan Pakistan Army ranks Pakistan Army Lieutenant generals, Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attabad Lake
Attabad Lake () also known as Hunza Lake, is a lake located in the Gojal region of Gilgit-Baltistan, a region within the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir administered by Pakistan. It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water in the Hunza River in Attabad village. The lake offers a diverse range of activities, from boating, jet-skiing, and fishing to various winter sports, attracting attention year-round. Formation The genesis of the Attabad lake lies in a landslide, referred to as Attabad landslide that occurred in the Attabad village within the Hunza Valley, in northern Pakistan. On 4 January 2010, a substantial landslide, occurring approximately 14 kilometers (9 miles) upstream to the east of Karimabad, led to the creation of this body of water. The landslide claimed the lives of twenty individuals and triggered the obstruction of the Hunza River's flow for a period of five months. It also resulted in the displacement of around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Kashmir Earthquake
An earthquake occurred at on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan. Its epicenter was 19 km northeast of the city of Muzaffarabad, and 90 km north north-east of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir, India. It registered a moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India and the Xinjiang region. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Although not the largest earthquake to hit this region in terms of magnitude it is considered the deadliest, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake. It was the 5th deadliest natural disaster of the decade. Sources indicate that the official death toll in this quake in Paki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian aid is material and Humanitarian Logistics, logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need. Among the people in need are the homelessness, homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters, wars, and famines. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. While often used interchangeably, humanitarian aid and humanitarian assistance are distinct concepts. Humanitarian aid generally refers to the provision of immediate, short-term relief in crisis situations, such as food, water, shelter, and medical care. Humanitarian assistance, on the other hand, encompasses a broader range of activities, including longer-term support for recovery, rehabilitation, and capacity building. Humanitarian aid is distinct from development aid, which seeks to address underlying socioeconomics, socioeconomic factors. Humanitarian aid can come from either local or international community, international commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural element, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering can take place in the public sector from municipal public works departments through to federal government agencies, and in the private sector from locally based firms to Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 companies. History Civil engineering as a discipline Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
