Editing Pakistan Armed Forces (section)

===Army===
{{Main|Pakistan Army}}
[[File:PakBatt-medal-12 (10225473763).jpg|thumb|Pakistani soldiers being decorated after a tour of duty with the UN in the DR Congo]]

After the [[Partition of India|partitioning of British India]] in 1947, the Pakistan Army was formed by Indian Muslim officers serving in the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="Strategicus and Tacticus">{{cite book|last1=Amin|first1=Agha Humayun|title=India Pakistan wars-1947 to 1971: A Strategic and Operational Analysis|date=2010|publisher=Strategicus and Tacticus|location=u.s.|isbn=978-0-557-51984-2|page=723|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_VUBQAAQBAJ&q=pakistan+army+1947&pg=PA199|access-date=7 December 2014|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205200233/https://books.google.com/books?id=c_VUBQAAQBAJ&q=pakistan+army+1947&pg=PA199|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest branch of the nation's military, it is a professional, volunteer fighting force, with about 560,000 active personnel and 550,000 reserves (though estimates vary widely).<ref name=":0" /> Although, the Constitution provides a basis for the [[military draft|service draft]], conscription has never been imposed in Pakistan.<ref name="CRC Country briefs">{{cite web|title=CRC Country briefs|url=http://resourcecentre.savethechildren.se/sites/default/files/documents/2243.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214040311/http://resourcecentre.savethechildren.se/sites/default/files/documents/2243.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-14|publisher=CRC|access-date=7 December 2014|year=2004}}</ref> A single command structure known as [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|General Headquarters]] (GHQ) is based at [[Rawalpindi Cantonment|Rawalpindi Cantt]], adjacent to the [[Joint Staff Headquarters (Pakistan)|Joint staff HQ]].<ref name="New York University Press" /> The army is commanded by the [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS), by statute a four-star army general, appointed by the president with the consultation and confirmation of the prime minister.<ref name="pakistani.org">{{cite web|title=Article 243A in the Chapter II: Armed Forces in the Part XII of the Constitution of Pakistan|url=http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part12.ch2.html|access-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205071402/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part12.ch2.html|archive-date=5 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2022|post=,}} General [[Asim Munir (general)|Asim Munir]] was the chief of army staff.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Lt General Asim Munir set to become next army chief, govt announces |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1013235-lt-general-asim-munir-set-to-become-next-army-chief-govt-announces |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> Army General [[Sahir Shamshad Mirza]] is the current Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Shehbaz chooses Lt Gen Asim Munir as COAS, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1013235-lt-general-asim-munir-set-to-become-next-army-chief-govt-announces |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> The army has a wide range of corporate (e.g.: [[Fauji Foundation]]), commercial (e.g.: [[Askari Bank]]), and political interests, and on many occasions has [[Military coups in Pakistan|seized control]] of the [[Government of Pakistan|civilian government]] to restore order in the country.<ref name="Pluto Press">{{cite book|last1=Siddiqa|first1=Ayesha|title=Military Inc.: inside Pakistan's military economy|date=2007|publisher=Pluto Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-7453-2545-3|edition=1. publ.}}</ref>

The [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps|Army Aviation Corps]] reportedly operates about 250 aircraft, including approximately 40 [[AH-1 Cobra]] combat helicopters. The [[Army Strategic Forces Command (Pakistan)|Army Strategic Forces Command]] operates a wide range of missile systems in its arsenal.<ref name="Brookings Institution Press.">{{cite book|last1=Nolan|first1=Janne E.|title=Trappings of Power: Ballistic Missiles in the Third World|publisher=Brookings Institution Press.|isbn=978-0-8157-2038-6|date=1 December 2010}}</ref> In spite of the [[Pressler amendment]] enforced in the 1990s, the army has been focused on development of land-based weapon systems and production of military hardware.<ref name="Pakistan Military Consortium">{{cite web|last1=Shabbir|first1=Usman|title=Defence Industry of Pakistan|url=http://pakdef.org/industry/|publisher=Pakistan Military Consortium|access-date=7 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210030823/http://pakdef.org/industry/|archive-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> Domestic innovation resulted in the successful development of [[Heckler & Koch MP5|G3A3]] rifles, [[Anza (missile)|Anza missile]] systems, and [[Al-Zarrar]] and [[Al-Khalid tank|Al-Khalid]] [[main battle tank]]s (MBTs).<ref name="Pakistan Military Consortium"/>

Since 1947, the army has waged [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|three wars]] with neighboring India, and several [[Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes|border skirmishes with Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Pakistan Army|url=http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/|access-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114175609/http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/|archive-date=14 January 2013}}</ref> Due to [[Geography of Pakistan|Pakistan's diverse geography]], the army has extensive combat experience in a variety of terrains.<ref name="Brassey's">{{cite book|last1=Collins|first1=John M.|title=Military geography for professionals and the public|date=1998|publisher=Brassey's|location=Washington, DC [u.a.]|isbn=978-1-57488-180-6|edition=1.}}</ref> The army has maintained a strong presence in the [[Arab world]] during the [[Arab–Israeli Conflict|Arab–Israeli Wars]], aided the [[Coalition of the Gulf War|Coalition Forces]] in the first [[Gulf War]], and played a major role in combat in the [[Bosnian War]] as well as rescuing trapped American soldiers in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]] in 1993. Recently, major joint-operations undertaken by the army include [[Operation Black Thunderstorm]] and [[Operation Rah-e-Nijat]], against armed insurgents within Pakistan. The army has also been an active participant in [[United Nations peacekeeping missions involving Pakistan|UN peacekeeping missions]].<ref name="ISPR (Army division)">{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=411&rnd=497 |title=Pakistan Army's Contribution in UN Missions|publisher=ISPR (Army division)|access-date=7 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120074530/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=411&rnd=497|archive-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>