Paramilitary forces of Pakistan
| Paramilitary Forces of Pakistan |
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| Service branches |
Pakistan National Guard |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar & Gilgit |
Pakistan National Guard
Frontier Corps
Frontier Constabulary
Sindh Rangers
Punjab Rangers
Pakistan Coast Guard
Airport Security Force
Maritime Security Agency
Chitral Scouts
Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
The federal paramilitary forces of Pakistan consist of various uniformed organisations largely equipped with light infantry weapons and charged with a range of internal and external duties. Their current strength is approximately over 420,000 personnel.
The federal government's paramilitary forces can be divided into two categories: Firstly the Civil Armed Forces (CAF) -e.g. the Rangers and Frontier Corps- within the Interior Ministry; and those within the Ministry of Defence which include reserves and second line military armed forces (i.e. the Maritime Security Agency).
In addition provincial governments also control a number of specialised police forces, e.g. Counter-Terrorism Departments.
CAF units are authorised by the Constitution of Pakistan with border security and internal security duties, but can be "regularised" i.e. attached to regular Army as necessary.
The CAF are paid for from the budget of the Ministry of Interior which also provides administrative support. However they are (with the exception of the Frontier Constabulary) commanded by officers on secondment from the Pakistan Army. They function under the operational control of army corps headquarters, not just in war time but whenever Article 245 of the Pakistani Constitution is invoked to provide 'military aid to civil power', for example in Karachi since 2015, and in Punjab since February 2017 .
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