Chaklala Cantonment

Chaklala Cantonment

The Chaklala Garrison is a principle military locality situated within Chaklala containing the Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ). Along with Chaklala Airbase, renamed as PAF Base Nur Khan, both are part of Chaklala Cantonment area. Most of the military facilities, buildings, mobility support workshops had been built by the British Army and the Royal Air Force during the time of British Raj. In 2002, the Ministry of Defence had split Chaklala from the larger Rawalpindi Cantonment to improve security around the Army GHQ and provide better administration in both the cantonments. Before 2002, Rawalpindi Cantonment was the largest of all cantonments in Pakistan which was creating an administrative problem in providing municipal services to the area due to rapid urban growth.