Pakistan

Capital: Islamabad

1947 India-Pakistan War

1965 India-Pakistan War

1971 India-Pakistan War

1999 Kargil Conflict with India

1947- India and Pakistan are granted independence from Britain. Due to religious fighting the British decided to separate the two groups into India for the Hindus and Pakistan for the Muslims. Pakistan at this time consisted of East Pakistan (modern day Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (modern day Pakistan). East and West Pakistan were separated by hundreds of miles of Indian territory. While he people of East and West Pakistan are both predominately Muslim, they are different culturally. Pakistan is politically dominated by West Pakistan.

1971- East Pakistan seeks independence. West Pakistan sends military forces to suppress rioting. India intervenes on the side of the East Pakistan separatist. After bitter fighting, East Pakistan becomes the independent nation of Bangladesh.

Poor relations with India.

Dispute with India over Kashmir.

Good relations with China.

There are more U.N. Peacekeepers from Pakistan than in any other nation. 10,000 as of 2011.
Strategic Khyber Pass from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

Pakistan Armed Forces

617,000 active duty forces

513,000 reserve personnel

304,000 paramilitary forces

Ballistic Missiles

Hatf-1- Pakistani made short range missile.

Hatf-2 (Abdali)- Pakistani made short range ballistic missile.
Haft 3 (Ghaznavi)- Pakistani made short range ballistic missile. 290 km range.

Hatf-4 (Shaheen I)- Pakistani made short range ballistic missile.

Hatf-5 (Ghauri)- Pakistani made medium range ballistic missile. 1,500 km range.

Haft-6 (Shaheen II)- Pakistani made medium range ballistic missile. 2,500-3,500 km range depending on the type of warhead.

Haft 7 (Babur)- Pakistani made cruise missile. 1100 km (684 mile) range.

Haft 8 (Ra'ad)- Pakistani made cruise missile.

Haft 9 (Nasr)- Pakistani made theater level or battlefield ballistic missile.

Ghauri II- Longer range version of the Ghauri. 2,000-2,500 km range.

Ghauri III- Pakistani made intermediate range ballistic missile. 3,000-3,500 km range.

Shaheen III medium range ballistic missile

Pakistani Air Force

65,000 personnel

Pakistan sent personnel to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria to fight in the 1967 Six Day War. Pakistani pilots shot down 10 israeli aircraft during the conflict with no loses of their own.

Pakistan sent 16 pilots to fight against israel during the 1973 Ramadan War (Yom Kippur War). By the time the pilots arrived, Egypt had already agreed to a ceasefire. The Pakistani pilots flew with the Syrian Air Force. 1 Pakistani pilot shot down an israeli jet. After the conflict ended, many of the Pakistani pilots stayed in Syria to help train the Syrian Air Force.

F-16 fighter aircraft (86)

JF-17 fighter aircraft- Joint Chinese and Pakistani made aircraft. Capable of carrying nuclear bombs.? (100)

F-7 fighter aircraft (186)

Mirage III fighter aircraft (75)

Mirage V fighter aircraft (82)

FC-20 advanced trainer aircraft. A variant of the J-10. (36 on order)

K-8 trainer aircraft (60)

FT-5 trainer aircraft (10)

T-37 trainer aircraft (39)

MFI-17 Mushshak- Pakistani made basic trainer aircraft (149)
Super Mushshak- Upgraded Mushshak trainer aircraft.

Ra'ad (Hatf VIII) air launched cruise missiles

CM-400AKG air-to-ground missiles

H4 Stand Off Weapon (SOW) precision guided glide bomb. 120 km range.

H2 Stand Off Weapon (SOW) precision guided glide bomb.

PL-12 long range air-to-air missiles

AIM-120 long range air-to-air missiles

AIM-9 air-to-air missiles

PL-9 air-to-air missiles?

PL-5 air-to-air missiles

Matra R.550 Magic air-to-air missiles

Matra R.530 air-to-air missiles

MAA-1B Piranha air-to-air missiles. Brazilian made.

MAR-1 air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles. Brazilian made.

C-130 transport aircraft (18)

CASA CN-235 transport aircraft (4)

Y-12 transport aircraft (2)

Il-78 transport aircraft

Boeing 707 transport aircraft

Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C aircraft

Il-78 air refueling aircraft

Alouette III helicopters (95)

Mi-17 helicopters (45)

Falco unmanned aerial vehicles. Italian made.

NESCOM Burraq Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV)- Looks similar to the Chinese CH-3.

GIDS Shahpar Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GIDS Uqab tactical/training Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
GIDS Sentry Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
GIDS Scout hand launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

LY-80 (export version of the Chinese HQ-16) air defense system

SPADA 2000 with Aspide surface-to-air missiles (Italian made)

HQ-2 surface-to-air missiles (Chinese made)

HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles (Chinese made)
FM-90 surface-to-air missiles

Crotale surface-to-air missiles

RBS-70 surface-to-air missiles

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk 1 Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk 2 Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk 3 Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

FIM-92 Stinger shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Special Service Wing (SSW) - Pakistani Air Force commando unit.

FN F2000 assault rifles

Pakistani Navy

24,000 active duty personnel

5,000 reserve personnel

Naval Jack of Pakistan

Frigates (11)

Submarines (5)

Midget Submarines (3)

Missile Boats (12)

Patrol Boats (17)

Hovercraft (12)

Mine Warfare Vessels (4)

Landing Ship, Dock (1)

Auxiliary Ships (8)

Guided Missile Ship?

P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (7)

Fokker F27 aircraft used for maritime patrol (7)

Sea King helicopters (6)

Westland Lynx helicopters (3)

SA.319B Alouette III helicopters (8)

Harbin Z-9 helicopters (12)

Breguet Atlantique 1 aircraft used for maritime surveillance (2)

Harpoon anti-ship missiles

Exocet anti-ship missiles

C802 missiles on missile boats

ET52C light torpedoes

A naval version of the Babur land attack cruise missile (LACM) are still under development.

Special Service Group Navy (SSGN)

Marines

2,000 personnel

FN16 or HY-6 shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

Army

550,000 active duty personnel

Al Khalid tanks (300) � Pakistani made.

Al Zarrar tanks (400)- Pakistani made. Upgraded Chinese Type 59-II

T-80UD tanks (320)

Type 85-IIAP tanks (300)

Type 69-II (300)

Type 63 amphibious tanks (50)

Type 59 tanks (in reserve storage)

T-55 tanks (in reserve storage)

Hamza Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Al Fahd Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Talha Armored Personnel Carriers

M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (1,600)

BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carriers

BTR-70 Armored Personnel Carriers

Mohafiz Armored Personnel Carriers

Otokar Akrep Turkish made 4x4 wheeled Armored Personnel Carriers

Sa'ad Armored Personnel Carriers (Currently in production)

A100 Chinese made 300mm multiple rocket launchers. Chinese copy of the 9K58 Smerch with 10 tubes.

KRL-21 155mm multiple rocket launchers. Pakistani made.

M110 203mm self propelled howitzers (60)

M109 155mm self propelled howitzers (200)

SH1 155mm Chinese made self propelled howitzers on 6x6 wheeled chassis (90)

M115 203mm towed howitzers (28)

MKEK Panter Turkish made 155mm towed howitzers (30)

M198 155mm towed howitzers (148)

M114 155mm towed howitzers (144)

Type 59 Chinese made 130mm towed guns (410)

Type 54 Chinese made 122mm towed howitzers (490)

M56 105mm towed howitzers (113)

M101 105mm towed howitzers (216)

Air Defense

HQ-2B surface-to-air missiles. Chinese made

HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles

Mistral surface-to-air missiles

RBS-70 surface-to-air missiles

FIM-92 Stinger shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

FIM-43 Redeye shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

SA-7 Grail shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk I Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk II Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Anza Mk III Pakistani made shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

SPADA 2000 Italian made air defense system

Bofors RBS-23 air defense system

Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns

Oerlikon GDF-005 35mm twin anti-aircraft guns

Bakter Shikan anti-tank guided missiles (Pakistani made copy of the Chinese HJ-8)

BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles

BGM-71 TOW 2 anti-tank guided missiles

MILAN anti-tank guided missiles

RPG-29

RPG-7

Carl Gustav

Mark 19 grenade launchers

Type 54 12.7mm machine guns. License produced. Made in Pakistan.

MG3 machine guns. License produced. Made in Pakistan.

FN MAG machine guns

RPD machine guns

FN Minimi machine guns

M82A1 Barrett anti-material/sniper rifles

HK PSG1 sniper rifles

Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifles

Karabiner 98k sniper rifles
PSR 90 7.62x51mm sniper rifles

G3 assault rifles. License produced. Made in Pakistan. (standard issue)
Type 56 assault rifles

Stery AUG assault rifles

FN F2000 assault rifles

FN P90

HK MP-5

HK MP-5K
SMG-PK1
SMG-PK

Glock 17

Glock 26

HK P7

Tokarev

Army Aircraft

400 helicopters

Fixed wing aircraft

AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters (40)

IAR 330 utility helicopters (4)

SA.330 Puma utility helicopters (85)

Mi-17 transport helicopters (93)

Bell UH-1 Huey utility helicopters (45)

Bell 206 Jet Ranger utility helicopters (20)

Bell 412 utility helicopters (20)

Eurocopter AS.350 utility helicopters (10)

SA.316 Alouette III utility helicopters (10)

Harbin Y-12 utility helicopters (2)

Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft (2)

Aero Commander 840 aircraft (2)

Special Forces

Special Service Group (SSG)

Paramilitary Forces

Coast Guard

Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
Media wing of the Pakistani military

Pakistani Intelligence

Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)

Intelligence Bureau of Pakistan
Handles internal intelligence

Military Intelligence of Pakistan (MI)

Includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine intelligence.

Nuclear Weapons

Pakistan has nuclear weapons.

Pakistan is not part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

National Command Authority (NCA) is Pakistans strategic nuclear command
The Strategic Plans Division acts as a secretariat of the NCA.

Companies
Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)
National Development Complex (NDC)
Khan Research laboratories (KRL)
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Global Industries Defence Solutions (GIDS)
National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM)

Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS)

Navy pictures