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Pakistan army

Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army Emblem.png
Emblem of the Pakistan Army
Founded 14 August 1947
Country  Pakistan
Type Army
Size 950,000 active troops
500,000 reserves
Headquarter General Headquarters
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Motto(s) Arabic: إِيمَان, تقوى, في سبيل الله
English: A follower of none but God, the fear of God, struggle for God
Colour Green and White
        
Anniversaries Defence Day: September 6
Engagements 1947 Indo-Pakistan War
1965 Indo-Pakistan War
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
1971 Indo-Pakistan War
Grand Mosque Seizure
Soviet-Afghan War
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
Global War on Terror
Siege of Lal Masjid
War in North-West Pakistan
Balochistan conflict
Website Official Website
Commanders
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Insignia
Flag Flag of the Pakistani Army
Aircraft flown
Attack Bell AH-1 Cobra
Helicopter Bell 412, Bell 407, Bell 206, Bell UH-1 Huey
Transport Mil Mi-8/17, Aérospatiale Alouette III, Bell 412

Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوجPak Fauj (IPA: pɑk fɒ~ɔd͡ʒ); Reporting name: PA) is the land-based service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It came into existence after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) it had an active force of approximately 620,000 active personnel as of 2017. In Pakistan, there is 16–23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18. Pakistan Army has started inducting women as commissioned officers. Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors in 2012 see details at Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Since its establishment in 1947, the Army (along with its inter–services: the Navy and the Air Force) has been involved in four wars with neighbouring India and several border skirmishes with Afghanistan. Since 1947, it has also maintained a strong presence along with its inter-services in the Arab states during the past Arab-Israeli Wars, and aided the coalition in the first Gulf War. Recently, major joint-operations undertaken by the Army include Operation Zarb-e-AzbOperation Toar-e-Tander (Black Thunderstorm) and Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation).


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