Editing Pakistan Armed Forces (section)

===Uniforms===
[[File:Pak-army-sol.jpg|thumb|A Pakistan Army soldier in combat gear during training.]]
[[File:MILITARY UNIFORMS Insignia Organization 1959-1962 US Armed Forces Information DA Pam 355-120 042 PAKISTAN ARMY AIR FORCE NAVY Archive.org No known copyright.jpg|thumb|MILITARY UNIFORMS Insignia Organization 1959-1962 US Armed Forces Information for Pakistan Armed Forces]]
From 1947 to the early 2000s, Pakistan's military uniforms closely resembled those of their counterparts in the [[Her Majesty's Armed Forces|British armed services]].<ref name="P.R. Blood US Congress Publications">{{cite book|last1=Blood|first1=Peter R.|title=Pakistan: A Country Stud|date=1996|publisher=P.R. Blood US Congress Publications|location=U.S.|isbn=978-0-7881-3631-3|page=295|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRMTO7mn7hIC&q=pakistan+air+force+uniforms&pg=PA295|access-date=13 December 2014|chapter=Uniforms, Ranks, Insignia}}</ref> The [[Pakistan Army|Army]] uniform consisted of plain yellowish [[khaki]], which was the standard issue as both the [[combat uniforms|combat uniform]] (ACU) and the [[Army Service Uniform|service uniform]] (ASU).{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The [[Pakistan Air Force]] (PAF) uniform was primarily based on the [[Royal Air Force uniform]], with bluish-grey as its reporting colour markings.<ref name="P.R. Blood US Congress Publications"/> The [[Pakistan Navy|Navy]] uniform was likewise based on the [[Royal Navy uniform]], with predominant colours of navy blue and white.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

In 2003, the service uniforms for each major service branch were revised and orders were made to issue new uniforms roughly based on the [[United States military|American]] military.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} With [[Pakistan Marines|Marines]] reestablished in 2004, the [[Universal Camouflage Pattern]] (UCP) uniforms are now worn by each service in respect to their colours; the [[flag of Pakistan]] patch worn on the shoulder became compulsory.<ref name="Jang Newspapers, 2002">{{cite news|title=Combat Uniforms to be changed in the Armed Forces|work=Jang Newspapers |date=2 June 2002}}</ref>

In the military, the [[service dress]], however, remains yellowish khaki for the Army; plain white service dress for the Navy (excluding the Marines).<ref name="Camopedia"/> The Air Force abandoned its rank and uniform structure in 2006, and introduced its own uniform insignia which closely resembled that of the [[Turkish Army]].<ref name="Camopedia"/>

The Army's standard UCP is based on a [[Pixelization|pixelated]] version of the region's arid desert patterns.<ref name="Camopedia">{{cite web|last1=Staff.|title=Pakistani Camouflage Patterns|url=http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Pakistan|publisher=Camopedia|access-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213061354/http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Pakistan|archive-date=13 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The army's UCP varies depending on the type of missions and deployment it is being used for.<ref name="Camopedia"/> The Navy's UCP is based on a design that incorporates sparse black and medium grey shapes on a light grey background.<ref name="Camopedia"/> The Marines have a [[woodland]] pattern featuring light brown, olive green and dark blue shapes on a tan or light olive background.<ref name="Camopedia"/> Slight colour variations have been noted. Other than a greenish [[flight suit]] and a standard service dress, the Air Forces's [[Airman Battle Uniform]] (ABU) camouflage features a variation of the six-colour desert pattern.<ref name="Camopedia"/> In each service's UCP, the name of the service branch, rank, and gallantry badges are worn on the chest; insignia are worn on the shoulders with the compulsory flag-of-Pakistan patch.<ref name="Jang Newspapers, 2002"/>

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File:Joseph P. Hoar 1994.jpg |alt=Standard yellowish khakis as both [[Combat uniforms|ACU]] and the [[Army Service Uniform|ASU]], 1994. |Standard yellowish [[khaki]] (on right) as both [[Combat uniforms|ACU]] and the [[Army Service Uniform|ASU]], 1994.
File:Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel in young age as a Flight Lieutenant in Pakistan Air Force.jpg |alt=A Pakistan Air Force service uniform, 1974. |A Pakistan Air Force service uniform, 1974
File:Tamgha-i-Imtiaz awarded by Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff.jpg |alt=A traditional white navy [[service dress]] |A traditional white navy [[service dress]], 2008
File:Gen Fazle Haq.jpg |alt=Earliest army [[Combat uniforms|ACU]] in the 1980s. |Earliest ACU in the 1980s
File: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.jpg |alt=Pakistan Marines' Universal Camouflage Pattern |[[Pakistan Marines|Marines]] (as laying down) standard [[Universal Camouflage Pattern|UCP]].
File:Lt Gen David Halverson with Lt General Raheel Sharif.jpg |alt=Comparison of US Army and Pakistan Army's UCP |Comparison of [[United States Army|US Army]] and Pakistan Army's UCP, 2013.
File:US Navy 110612-N-OT964-194 Chief Navy Diver Aaron Knight, assigned to Commander Task Group (CTG) 56.1.jpg |alt=One of Pakistan Navy's previous bluish UCP in 2010.|One of Pakistan Navy's previous UCP in 2010. The Navy changed its camouflage in 2013.
File: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.jpg |alt=Pakistan Navy's sailors wearing anti-flash gear while operating a [[Guided missile frigate]], [[USS McInerney (FFG-8)|PNS ''Alamgir'']] |Pakistan Navy's sailors wearing anti-flash gear while operating a [[Guided missile frigate]], [[USS McInerney (FFG-8)|PNS ''Alamgir'']].
File:Pakistani F2000.JPEG|alt=Pakistan Air Forces's Special Service Wing in its current Camouflage.|[[Pakistan Air Force]]'s [[Special Service Wing]] (SSW) in its current camouflage.
File:Pakistan Air Force F-16 Red Flag 2010 group photo.jpg|alt=The [[Pakistan Air Forces|PAF]]'s fighter pilots with the greenish [[G suit|g-suit]] in comparison to [[USAF]].|The [[Pakistan Air Force|PAF]]'s fighter pilots with the greenish [[G suit|g-suit]] in comparison to [[USAF]]; the same pattern is used by the [[Pakistan Navy]].
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Source: [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] works, [[Wikimedia Commons|Commons]]
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