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Navy guards marching in 2009.

The Pakistan Armed Forces are like the main team of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who protect Pakistan. They are also known as the Pakistani military. This important group was created in 1947 when Pakistan became an independent country, separating from the United Kingdom.

What Makes Up Pakistan's Military?

The Pakistan Armed Forces are made up of several important parts. Each part has a special job to do.

How Big is Pakistan's Military?

About 620,000 people are actively serving in the military. This makes it one of the largest armed forces in the world. When you add the 302,000 people in the Paramilitary forces and the Coast Guard, the total number of people helping to protect Pakistan is nearly 1,000,000.

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  • Khyberrifles

    The roots of the Pakistani military trace back to the British Indian Army, which included many personnel from present-day Pakistan. Pictured are troops of the Khyber Rifles, now part of the Frontier Corps, striking a pose, c. 1895.

  • PakBatt-medal-12 (10225473763)

    Pakistani soldiers being decorated after a tour of duty with the UN in the DR Congo

  • F-16 Red Flag 2010 Pakistan Air Force 9 sqn Griffins

    PAF F16s in tight formation in Nevada, U.S, c. 2010.

  • Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder flies in front of the 26,660 ft high Nanga Parbat

    Pakistan's domestically produced JF-17 Thunder, developed jointly by PAC and CAC

  • Pakistan Air Force IL-78 & Dassault Mirage-III

    A PAF IL-78 tanker and Dassault Mirage-III jets perform aerial refueling.

  • Zulfiqar3

    F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigates, built in KSEW.

  • Larkana (PB 157)-090309-N-4774B-055

    PNS Larkana in Karachi

  • OuessantBrest2005

    The Navy operates the domestically built Agosta 90B submarines.

  • Pakistan Navy Westland Sea King Asuspine-1

    A Pakistan Navy's Westland Sea King.

  • Official logo of the Pakistan Marines

    Badge logo of Pakistan Marines.

  • US Navy 091012-N-8132M-245 Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), along with Marines from Kuwait and Pakistan, conduct an amphibious assault demonstration during Exercise Bright Star 2009

    Pakistan Marines in close co-ordination with the US Marines Corps, 2009.

  • Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Shahjahan & Tippi Sultan

    PNS Shah Jahan (middle) and PNS Tippu Sultan (front) of the Pakistan Navy

  • Pak-army-sol

    A Pakistan Army soldier in combat gear during training.

  • Comparative Army Corps Distribution. India and Pakistan

    Approximately 70% of military forces are deployed near the eastern border with India, c. 1997.

  • Defense.gov photo essay 100121-F-6655M-208

    The Pakistan Army personnel saluting in British-style, palms facing outward, to American Defense Secretary Robert Gates in 2010.

  • Mike Mullen reviews Pakistani troops

    American Chairman of Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen reviews Pakistani troops during a ceremony honouring Mullen's arrival in Islamabad in 2008.

  • Defense.gov News Photo 060320-F-0193C-009

    General Peter Pace salutes Pakistani servicemen.

  • Ships during the exercise Arabian Shark '08

    Pakistan Navy ships deployed in the Arabian Sea, near Oman.

  • Parallel steps - Navy Guards replacing the Older Ones at Mazar-e-Quaid during Pakistan's Independence Day

    Navy guards marching in 2009.

  • Pakistan Navy Special Service Group member silhouetted aboard Pakistan Navy Ship PNS Babur

    A member of Pakistan Navy Special Service Group aboard Pakistan Navy Ship PNS Babur.

  • JGSDF International disaster relief activities in Pakistan

    Pakistan military troops in relief efforts missions in 2005.

  • Defense.gov photo essay 110719-F-GQ530-253

    Pakistan Air Force airmen participating in relief operations.

  • US Navy 100605-N-3973P-124 Pakistani navy Surgeons and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Nicholas Marcotte use a raven litter stretcher to transport Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class William West during a medical training exercise

    Pakistan Navy medical specialists conducting medical training while abroad on sea mission.

  • 4 Babur Cruise Missiles on a Truck at IDEAS 2008

    The Babur missile system deployed in Ideas-08 convention in 2008.

  • Manufacturing by Province

    Industrial manufacturing in Pakistan from 1973 to 2000.

  • Bomb Shells produced at POF WAH

    Chemical explosives and shells produced by AWC, DESTO, and POF used by the Pakistani military.

  • MP4 a and G3 produced at POF WAH under licensed

    Rifles and firearms produced by POF displayed at an arms exhibition.

  • Joseph P. Hoar 1994

    Standard yellowish khaki (on right) as both ACU and the ASU, 1994.

  • Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel in young age as a Flight Lieutenant in Pakistan Air Force

    A Pakistan Air Force service uniform, 1974

  • Tamgha-i-Imtiaz awarded by Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff

    A traditional white navy service dress, 2008

  • Gen Fazle Haq

    Earliest ACU in the 1980s

  • US Navy 091012-N-8132M-245 Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), along with Marines from Kuwait and Pakistan, conduct an amphibious assault demonstration during Exercise Bright Star 2009

    Marines (as laying down) standard UCP.

  • Lt Gen David Halverson with Lt General Raheel Sharif

    Comparison of US Army and Pakistan Army's UCP, 2013.

  • US Navy 110612-N-OT964-194 Chief Navy Diver Aaron Knight, assigned to Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.1

    One of Pakistan Navy's previous UCP in 2010. The Navy changed its camouflage in 2013.

  • US Navy 050510-N-9693B-005 Sailors aboard the Pakistani Naval ship (PNS) Tariq (DDG 181) stand watch during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill in the Gulf of Oman

    Pakistan Navy's sailors wearing anti-flash gear while operating a Guided missile frigate, PNS Alamgir.

  • Pakistani F2000

    Pakistan Air Force's Special Service Wing (SSW) in its current camouflage.

  • Pakistan Air Force F-16 Red Flag 2010 group photo

    The PAF's fighter pilots with the greenish g-suit in comparison to USAF; the same pattern is used by the Pakistan Navy.

See also

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