Editing Pakistan Armed Forces (section)

==Current deployments==
===Within Pakistan===
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[[File:Comparative Army Corps Distribution. India and Pakistan.jpg|thumb|Approximately 70% of military forces are deployed near the eastern border with India, {{circa}} 1997.]]

It is estimated that approximately 60–70% of Pakistan's military personnel are deployed along the [[India–Pakistan border|Indo-Pakistani border]].<ref>{{cite web | work = The News | place = PK | url = http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=174334 | title = Where is the Pakistan army? | access-date = 10 May 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090429012930/http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=174334 | archive-date = 29 April 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> In the aftermath of the United States [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|invasion of Afghanistan]], more than 150,000 personnel were shifted towards the [[Tribal Areas of Pakistan|Tribal Areas]] adjacent to Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news | publisher = BBC | place = UK | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8043185.stm | title = Pakistan steps up Swat offensive | date = 11 May 2009 | access-date = 11 May 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090513031942/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8043185.stm | archive-date = 13 May 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> Since 2004, Pakistan's military forces have been engaged in [[War in North-West Pakistan|military efforts]] against [[al-Qaeda]] extremists.

In comparison with [[International Security Assistance Force|multinational]] and US forces, Pakistan's military has suffered the highest number of casualties in the war on terror, both in confrontations with al-Qaeda and during [[Pakistan–United States skirmishes|border skirmishes with the United States]]. After the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] and the subsequent standoff with India, several combat divisions were redeployed to Eastern and [[Sindh|Southern Pakistan]].

In addition to its military deployments, the armed forces also assist the government in responding to natural disasters such as the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] and the [[2010 Pakistan floods|nationwide floods of 2010]].

===Overseas===
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A large number of Pakistan Armed Forces personnel are deployed overseas as part of the United Nations' peacekeeping missions. As of May 2019, 5,083 personnel were serving abroad, making Pakistan the sixth-largest contributor of personnel to UN peacekeeping missions.<ref name=peacekeeping />