Editing Pakistan Armed Forces (section)

==Organization and Command Structure==
Leadership of the Pakistan Armed Forces is provided by the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] (JCSC), which controls the military from the [[Joint Staff Headquarters (Pakistan)|Joint staff Headquarters]] (JS HQ), adjacent to the [[AHQ (PAF)|Air HQ]], [[NHQ (PN)|Navy HQ]], and [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|Army General HQ]] (GHQ) in the vicinity of the [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi Military District]], Punjab.<ref name="Frankfort, IL"/> The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee is composed of the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chiefs]], the [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]], the [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]] and the [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]].<ref name="Frankfort, IL"/>

At the JS HQ, it forms with the office of the [[Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army)|Engineer-in-Chief]], [[Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department|Navy Hydrographer]], [[Surgeon general|Surgeon-General]] of each inter-service, director of JS HQ, and [[Director-General]]s (DGs) of [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] (ISPR), [[Inter Services Selection Board (Pakistan)|Inter-Services Selection Board]] (ISSB), [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] (ISI), and the [[Strategic Plans Division Force]] (SPD Force).<ref name="New York University Press"/>{{clarify|date=January 2017}}

===Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC)===
Following military failures in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] and [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], federal studies on [[civil–military relations]] were held by a commission led by [[Hamoodur Rahman]], [[Chief Justice of Pakistan]].<ref name="Diane Publishing Co." /><ref name="New York University Press"/> Recommendations of the [[Hamoodur Rahman Commission]] helped establish the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to co-ordinate all military work and oversee joint missions and their execution during operations.<ref name="New York University Press"/><ref name="Westview Press">{{cite book|last1=Shafqat|first1=Saeed|title=Civil-military relations in Pakistan: from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Benazir Bhutto|date=1997|publisher=Westview Press|location=Boulder, Colo.|isbn=978-0-8133-8809-0}}</ref>

The chairmanship of the JCSC rotates among the three main service branches, with appointment by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] confirmed by the [[President of Pakistan|president]].<ref name="New York University Press"/> The chairman outranks all other four-star officers; however, he does not have operational command authority over the armed forces.<ref name="The United States Government">{{cite book|last1=U.S Govt.|title=Pakistan: A country study|year=1996|publisher=The United States Government|isbn=978-0-7881-3631-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRMTO7mn7hIC&q=joint+chiefs+of+staff+committee+pakistan&pg=PA287|display-authors=etal|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205200229/https://books.google.com/books?id=DRMTO7mn7hIC&q=joint+chiefs+of+staff+committee+pakistan&pg=PA287|url-status=live}}</ref> In his capacity as chief military adviser, he assists the prime minister and the minister of defence in exercising their command functions.<ref name="The United States Government"/>

Technically, the JCSC is the highest military body; and its chairman serves as the principal staff officer (PSO) to the civilian prime minister, [[Cabinet of Pakistan|Cabinet]], [[National Security Council (Pakistan)|National Security Council]] (its adviser), and [[President of Pakistan|president]].<ref name="New York University Press"/> The JCSC deals with joint military planning, joint training, integrated joint logistics, and provides strategic directions for the armed forces; it periodically reviews the role, size, and condition of the three main service branches; and it advises the civilian government on strategic communications, industrial mobilisations plans, and formulating defence plans.<ref name="New York University Press"/> In many ways, the JCSC provides an important link to understand, maintain balance, and resolve conflicts between military and [[Politics of Pakistan|political circles]].<ref name="New York University Press">{{cite book|last1=Cheema|first1=Pervaiz Iqbal|title=The armed forces of Pakistan|date=2002|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8147-1633-5|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cw_gduyRv5oC&q=joint+chiefs+of+staff+Committee+Pakistan&pg=PR15|chapter-format=google books|chapter=Administrative Set-up|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205200229/https://books.google.com/books?id=cw_gduyRv5oC&q=joint+chiefs+of+staff+Committee+Pakistan&pg=PR15|url-status=live}}</ref> In times of peace, the JCSC's principle functions are to conduct planning of civil–military input; in times of war, the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|chairman]] acts as principal military adviser to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] in the supervision and conduct of [[joint warfare]].<ref name="The United States Government"/>

====Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee====
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| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] (CJCSC)
| style="background:#FFFFE0|[[File:General-sahir-shamshad-mirza.jpg|border|92x92px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[Four star general|General]] <br />'''[[Sahir Shamshad Mirza]]''' <br />[[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|55px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png|55px]]<br />[[Pakistan Army]]
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| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan).svg|85px]]
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (COAS)
| style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:General Asim Munir (Pakistan).jpg|border|93x93px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"| [[Field Marshal (Pakistan)|Field Marshal]] <br />'''[[Asim Munir (general)|Asim Munir]]''' <br />[[File:US-O11 insignia.svg|55px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png|55px]]<br />[[Pakistan Army]]
|-
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Pakistan Navy Admiral.svg|75px]]
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS)
| style="background:#FFFFE0|[[File:Chief of The Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf NI(M) Official.jpg|border|106x106px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"| [[Four star admiral|Admiral]] <br />'''[[Naveed Ashraf]]'''<br />[[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|55px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Pakistan Navy emblem.svg|55px]]<br />[[Pakistan Navy]]
|-
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg|75px]]
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (CAS)
| style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ZAHEER AHMED BABER SIDHU.jpg|border|75px]]  
| align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|  [[Air Chief Marshal]] <br />'''[[Zaheer Ahmad Babar]]'''<br />[[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|55px]]
|align="center"style="background:#FFFFE0"|[[File:Badge of the Pakistan Air Force.svg|45px]]<br />[[Pakistan Air Force]]
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