PAK ARMY

 

The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاکستان فوج, Romanized: Pākistān Fãuj; pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn faːɔːdʒ]) is the ground service department of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence can be traced back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist after the partition of the Indian subcontinent, which led to a parliamentary bill to establish a sovereign state of Pakistan (as the dominion of Pakistan) from the United Kingdom. August 14, 1947. [6]: 1-2 According to the 2020 statistics provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Pakistan Army has approximately 560,000 active duty personnel supported by the Army Reserve and the National Guard. [7] [8] Pakistani citizens can participate in voluntary military service when they reach the age of 16, but according to the Pakistan Constitution, they cannot participate in combat before the age of 18. [9] The main goal and constitutional mission of the Pakistani army is to ensure Pakistan's security and national unity by protecting Pakistan from external aggression or war threats. It can also be requisitioned by the federal government to respond to internal threats by strengthening security to maintain peace within its land borders [10]. In national and international disasters and emergencies, he carried out humanitarian rescue operations at home and actively participated in UN-authorized peacekeeping missions, especially in rescuing trapped Americans who requested rapid reaction forces. During Operation Gothic Snake in Somalia. During the Bosnian War and the main Yugoslav war, the Pakistani army also had a relatively strong presence as part of the larger UN-NATO alliance. The Pakistan Air Force is a voluntary force that has witnessed extensive battles in three major wars with neighbouring India, several skirmishes on the border with Afghanistan, and in Balochistan Iran has fought alongside the security forces in a long-term rebellion since 1948. [12] [13]: 31 Since the 1960s, during the Arab-Israeli War, military members have been sent to Arab countries to serve as advisers and provide assistance many times. United States. Leading the coalition forces against Iraq in the first Gulf War. Other notable military operations during the global war on terrorism in the 21st century include: Zarb-e-Azb, Black Thunderstorm, and Rah-e-Nijat. [14] In violation of his constitutional authorization, he repeatedly overthrew the elected civilian government, which exceeded his protected constitutional authorization and "acted to assist the civilian federal government upon request." [15] In recent decades, the military has been involved in the enforcement of martial law on the federal government, claiming to restore the country’s law and order by repeatedly dismissing the legislature and parliament, while maintaining a broader commercial, diplomatic, and political order. Interest in the country. nation. This led him to face charges of being a country in the country. [16] [17] [18] The Pakistan Army has a regiment system, but it is divided into multiple command areas in combat and geography, and its most basic area is each army. [19] The Constitution of Pakistan establishes the role of the President of Pakistan as the civilian commander-in-chief of the Pakistani army. [20] The Pakistan Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Army, who is appointed by the Prime Minister and subsequently confirmed by the President as a four-star general and senior member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [21] In January 2021, the current Chief of Staff of the Army is General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was appointed on November 29, 2016 [22] [23].