Current deployments

                                   Current deployments

It is estimated that approximately 60–70% of Pakistani troops are deployed along the India-Pakistan border to counter an invasion threat from India.[18] However, since the start of militancy in the Pakistan Tribal areas in the aftermath of post 9/11 US invasion of Afghanistan more than 150,000 troops have been shifted to Tribal areas and Swat Valley to counter the Taliban invasion.[19] Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, Pakistani military forces have engaged in the War on Terrorism against Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists. Compared to other militaries, it has suffered the highest number of casualties in the war. Those troops along with various paramilitary forces are involved in a protracted fight against extremists in the tribal areas of Pakistan. After the Mumbai incident of 2009 and subsequent standoff with India, several brigades were moved back east. The Pakistan military also assists the Govt in combating natural disasters, such as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the floods in Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan in 2008 and 2010.

History

                                                            History

Before 1947, most military officers of the newly formed Pakistan Armed Forces had served in the British Indian Army and fought in both World Wars and the numerous Anglo-Afghan Wars. Several experienced commanders who fought in the British military in World War II joined Pakistan Armed Forces giving it professionalism, experience and leadership. After independence, the military was supposed to have been divided between India and Pakistan with a ratio of 64% going to India and 36% for Pakistan; however, it is estimated that Pakistan inherited only about 15% of the equipment.[13]

Post-independence, it has fought three wars against India,[14] several border skirmishes with Afghanistan and against the Soviet Union which occupied Afghanistan in 1979, and an extended border skirmish with India in 1999 (Kargil War) and is currently conducting anti-terrorist operations along the border areas of Afghanistan. Pakistan Armed Forces have participated in several United Nations peacekeeping operations.

The Pakistan Armed Forces have also taken over the Pakistani government several times since independence mainly on the pretext of lack of good civilian leadership, whom most Pakistanis regard as corrupt and inefficient.[15] However, according to the political parties removed from power by the army, political instability, lawlessness and corruption are direct consequences of army rule.[16][17]

Pakistan Armed Forces

                                Pakistan Armed Forces
                  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاک مُسَلّح افواج‎, Musallah Afwaj-e-Pakistan) are the military forces of Pakistan. They are the seventh largest in the world in terms of active troops. The armed forces comprise three main branches: the Pakistan Army, the Pakistan Navy (including the Pakistan Marines) and the Pakistan Air Force, together with a number of paramilitary forces and Strategic Plans Division (SPD) forces.

Following 1962, Pakistan Armed Forces has had close military relations with the People's Republic of China, including development and research cooperation to enhance military system, such as on the JF-17 Thunder, K-8 Karakorum, and others as well. As of 2013 China is the largest supplier of military equipment to Pakistan.[4] Both nations also cooperate on development in nuclear weapons and space technology programs.[5][6][7] The armies have a schedule for organizing joint military exercises.[8] PAF also maintains close military relation with United States and is a Major non-NATO ally of the USA. It primarily import military equipment from China and USA.[4]

The armed forces were formed in 1947 when Pakistan became independent from the British Empire. Since then, the armed forces have played a decisive role in the history of Pakistan. A sense of national unity and identity was forged out of the wars of 1947 and 1965 against India. Border clashes with Afghanistan led to the creation of the paramilitary forces to deal with civil unrest as well as secure the border areas. The Marines were commissioned in 1971, however due to a poor performance in the 1971 war they were disbanded. In 1990, they were commissioned again and serve as part of the Navy. In 2010 the Pakistan Armed Forces had approximately 617,000 personnel on active duty, 513,000 in reserve, 304,000 in its paramilitary forces and approximately 20,000 serving in the Strategic Plans Division forces, giving a total of almost 1,451,000 personnel.[2] The armed forces have a large pool of volunteers and as such, conscription is not, and has never been needed.[9]

Pakistan Armed Forces are led by an officer corps that is not restricted by social class or nobility and are appointed from a variety of sources such as service academies and direct appointment from both civilian status and the enlisted ranks. The Pakistan Army is the best organized group in the country and is highly respected in civil society and the social ranks as an institution.[10] Since the founding of Pakistan, the army has been key in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood and providing a bastion of selfless service.[11]

Pakistan Armed Forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed in 2007.[12] Other foreign deployments have consisted of Pakistani military personnel as advisers in African and Arab countries. The Pakistani military maintained division and brigade strength presences in some of the Arab countries during the Arab-Israeli Wars, and the first Gulf War to help the Coalition as well as the Somalian and Bosnian conflicts.

Relative Ranks of Pak Army, AirForce and Navy

              Relative Ranks of Pak Army, AirForce and Navy

Major Shaheed

Major Raja Aziz Bhati Shaheed

                                                    Major Raja  Aziz Bhatti Shaheed 
Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed family belong to District Gujrat, district headquarters nearly 110 miles away was a small village. Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed was born in Hong Kong in 1928. Major Aziza Bhatti two uncles, Imam-ul-deen and Ahmed Deen was employer of Hong Kong police. In childhood life, Major Aziz Bhatti liked to play football, cricket, hockey and tennis. After returning Pakistan, he started career in pilot job and in 1947, he appointed as a position in kar purl. He was the brave commander of Pakistan. 10 September 1965, he was martyrdom by an enemy tank shell. Major Aziz Bhatti awarded the highest military award of Nishan-e-Haider.

Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed ka khandan zila Gujrat kay zila Sadar moqam sey taqreban 110 miles door aik chotay sey dehat sey taluq rakhta tha. App kay do cha cha Imamuddin aur Ahmed din Hong Kang Police mein mulazim thay. Lehaza app kay walid Mohammed Abdullah bhi talash rozgar kay silsilay mein Hong rawana huwe aur wahan sey Queen’s College sey teen sala tadresi tarbiati course pass ker kay kuch arsa moallim rahay aur phir Reserve police mein bharti hogay. 6 August 1928 ko Hong Kong hi mein Aziz Bhatti peida hoye. Waldain nay in ka naam Aziz Ahmed rakha lakin ghar mein piyar say unhain Raja Raja keh kar pukara jata tha.

Bachpan mein Major Aziz Bahtti ko Football, Cricket, Hockey aur Tennis bohot pasand thay. Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed ko moshque sey bhi bohot dilchaspi thi aur app Mouth Organ baray shoq sey bajaya kertay thay. Major Aziz Bhatti ko bachpan mein khelon mein “Likan meti” bohot pasand tha. App middle tak ibtedai taleem sira mein Kadoorie School Hong Kong mein hasil ki Metric kernay kay bad Mejor Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Queen College Hong Kong mein dakhla lay liya. College mein app ki zahanat ko dekhtay huye Principal ki safarish per Britannia hokomat ney app ko ala taleem kay liye wazefay ki pesh kash ki. Japan per Hong Kong kay qabzay kay bad app ko taleem ka silsila munqata ker kay Japani Behriya mein Watch and Ward ki hasiat say molazmat kerna pari. Unhein gair mamuli salhiyaton ki waja sey app Head Watch man kay uhday per ja poncay bad azan app nay Japani Behria key Captain key course mein dakhla leya aur bil akhir December 1945 mein apnay khandan key hum rah masaib o alam jhelnay key bad watan wapis lot aye. June 1946 mein app ki shadi Naib Subedar ki sahebzadi Zarina Akhtar sey anjam pai. Yehan yad rahay kay unki ahliya ka asal nam Rashida tha lakin Aziz Bhatti ney azrah mohabbat un ka nam Zarina rakh diya. Qudrat ney app ko char beton aur do betion sey nawaza.

Apnay Watan anay kay bad Major Aziz Bhatti ney 1946 mein batour Airman ka agaz kiya aur 1947 mein karporal kay uhday per faiz huwe. 1948 mein app nay Pak Fouj mein molazmat kay leye darkhast di 21 January 1948 ko Wazir Azam Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan nay Aziz Bhatti ko Eazazi Talwar aur Norman talai tamgah anayat kiya 1950 mein Major Aziz Bhatti Second Lieutenant ki haisiat sey 4/16 Punjab Regiment sey munsalik rahay. 24 January 1951 sey lay ker 11 January1953 tak Aziz Bhatti Shaheed add joint lieutenant rahay. jab kay February 1953 sey December 1953 tak captain add joint rahay.

January 1956 mein Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed ko ala tarbiat kay leye Canada bhej diya geya jahan sey wapsi per app nay Kohat aur Jhelum mein GSO second operations ki hasiat sey khidmat anjam dein. June 1961 sey June 1962 tak app 17 Punjab Regiment sey wabistah rahay jab kay June 1962 sey June 1964 tak app nay Infantry School Quetta mein molazmat ki January 1965 sey May 1965 tak app Punjab Regiment mein second in command ki hasiat sey molazmat kertay rahay. 29 August 1965 ko hangami halat kay pesh e nazar Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed ki rukhsat mansukh ker di gai aur app ko fori tour per hazir honay ka hokum huwa. 6 September 1965 ko Bharat kay hamla awar honay per app ko Barki kay mahaz per bheaj diya gaya. Mahaz per rawanah honay sey pehlay Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed nay apni ehliya sey kaha “ Mein aaj jis qadar khush hun tum atni udas ho rahi ho mojahedin kay leye maidan jang ko rawana honay ki saat unki zindagi ki mobarak taren saat hoti hai. Tumhein maloom hai kay aaj mein watan aziz per napak azaem kay sath hamlah kernay walay zalelo makkar dushman ki sarkobi kay leye maidan mein jar raha hon. Meri khahish hai kay tum mujhay khushi khushi rukhsat karo agar mein iss moqaddas jahad mein shaheed ho jaun to ansu na bahana.”

6 September 1965 ko sarhay sat bajay app mahaj per pahonchay aur jeep sey utar ker morchon mein gaye aur sipahyon sey mokhatib hoker kaha “Bahadro dat ker moqabla karo.” Company commander ki hasiat sey Major Aziz Bhatti ki post BRB kay thi lakin unhon nay apnay leye OP ki post ka intekhab kea jo agar chay khatray wali jagah thi lakin dushman kay qareb thi 6 aur 7 September ko Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed nay khan khanay sey inkar ker deya aur sathyon sey kaha kay “mein abhi aram nahin karun ga mujhay app logon kay aram ki zarurat hai.” 8 September 1965 ko jab dushman nay chenk wandi sey bharpur hamlah keya to unhon nay aram keye bagair dushman per zaberdast hamlah kerkay usay pispa ker deya iss moqa per jab commanding officer kernel Quraeshi nay unhain aram ka hokum deya to unhon nay aik azam sey kaha. “ Sir Ye bara nazuk mahaz hai mein iss jagha dushman ki naqlo harkat sey puri tarah waqif ho chukka hun naye afsar ko samajhnay mein waqt lagay ga lahza mujhay aram ki zarurat nahin."

10 September ko dushman kay aik golay ki zad mein aker Major Aziz Bhatti shaheed huya aur zindah javed ho gaye unhon nay mulk o millat ki laj rakh li aur apni jaan ka nazrana day ker usay bacha leya.

Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed

                                                       

Nishan e Haider

                                              Nishan e Haider
                                                    نشان حیدر                                                                 The True Stories of Pakistani National Heroes


Pilot officer Rashid Minhas joined Pakustan Air Force on March 13, 1971, in the 51st GD(P) Course. On August 20 that year, he was getting ready to take off in a T-33 jet trainer in Karachi, his second solo flight in that type of aircraft. Minhas was taxiing toward the runway when a Bengali instructor pilot, Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman, signalled him to stop and then climbed into the instructor's seat. The jet took off and turned toward India. Later investigation showed that Rahman intended to defect to India to join his compatriots in the Bangladesh Liberation War, along with the jet trainer. In the air, Minhas struggled physically to wrest control from Rahman; each man tried to overpower the other through the mechanically linked flight controls. Some 32 miles from the Indian border, he forced the aircraft to crash in order to prevent Rahman from taking the jet to India. Both men were killed. Minhas was posthumously awarded Pakistan's top military honour, the Nishan-E-Haider, and became the youngest recipient and the only member of the Pakistan Air Force to win the award. 

                         

Major Rashid Minhas