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John Kerry, then-Secretary of State, at the pavilion of the Army GHQ in 2015. The General Headquarters (abbreviated Army GHQ: 230 [2] [3] [4]) is the direct reporting and the command post of the Pakistan Army, located in the Chaklala at the vicinity of Rawalpindi, adjacent to the Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ).
In 1977, the Pakistan Army's Corps of Education established the direct military unit as a residential institution for imparting undergraduate medical, and dental education, established 1998, to the army's cadets. [4] In Pakistan, the program of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is pursued rather than the Doctor of Medicine (MD). [4]
The major training institutions of Pakistan Army are: Pakistan Military Academy: Pakistan Military Academy also known as PMA Kakul, is a Pakistan Army Officers training school located in Kakul, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1] The academy was established on 14 August 1947.
The National Defence University (NDU), formerly introduced as Army War Course (1963–70), [a] the National Defence College (1970–2007), is the military university of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan focused on military education and training for the armed forces, including Pakistan military forces and two hundred foreign participants. [1]
[1] [2] It is the largest hospital of the Pakistan Armed Forces, being one of the hospitals in the Pakistan Army with an ISO certification, located in the city of Rawalpindi. Before independence in 1947 it was called the British Indian Military Hospital Rawalpindi. [3] [4] Its commandant/CEO is a serving Major General of Army Medical Corps.
Established on June 1, 1975, it encompasses educational institutions across various Pakistani cities and towns. [1] With the formation of this directorate, all employees of these institutions became Federal Government civil servants as per the Civil Servants Act of 1973.
From 1947 until 1971, the MoD was highly centralised with decision-making process and defence policies was solely depended on the General Headquarters (Pakistan Army) in Rawalpindi, Punjab.: 35–37 [8] In 1973, the Constitution of Pakistan provided the legal existence and its concise functionary role in defined Part XII, Chapter II, which ...
Army Public School was founded by Pakistan Army to provide quality education to the children of Pakistan Army personnel and civilians. [3] The schools are well-equipped with labs, at par with any American suburban school. [3] The students can opt for O Levels examination system, a British qualification, or a local qualification. [3]