Military Strength of Pakistan

Pakistan Military has been ranked as the 11th strongest Military in the World, as per a Credit Suisse report on globalisation. Since the founding of Pakistan, the Army has been key in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood among disparate peoples and providing a bastion of selfless service in the midst of a venal government system. All too frequently, the Pakistan Army has felt the need to take over the government, cleanse it of corruption and try to reform its bureaucracy before returning it to civilian control. Army control of the government has all too often led to a corrupt Military regime that eventually collapsed. The Pakistan Armed Forces are the best organized institution in Pakistan, and are highly respected in civil society. Since the founding of Pakistan, the military has played a key role in holding the state together, promoting a feeling of nationhood and providing a bastion of selfless service. In Addition, the Pakistan Armed Forces are the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,000 personnel deployed overseas in 2007. Pakistan’s troops strength is more than 14 Lakh. This include active troops. Reserved troops and paramilitary forces. They are 11th in the list of most number of military troops in world. Pakistan is in the possession of 490 aircraft and are 8th in the world. This includes Fighter Aircraft, Bomber Aircraft and attack aircraft. Pakistan has total 4000 battle tank which is 6th in the world. Total number of Navy ship Pakistan posses is 74. Pakistan is 34th in the world in terms of Navy ship strength. Whereas Pakistan owns 8 sub Marine which is 10th highest in the world. Pakistan owns 6 destroyers and is 8th in the list. The book explains genesis, expansion, development, and modernization of the Pakistan Army.

Contents: Preface. 1. Pakistan: an introduction. 2. Military strength of Pakistan’s Air Force. 3. Structure and strength of the Pakistan Army. 4. Pakistan’s Military organizations. 5. Islamism in the Pakistan Army. 6. Nuclear power of Pakistan’s Army. 7. Civil Military relations in contemporary and coordination Pakistan. 8. Pakistan’s long Dalliance with Militancy. Bibliography. Index.