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The military history of Pakistan (Urdu: تاريخ عسكری پاكِستان) encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas constituting modern Pakistan and greater South Asia. The history of the modern-day military of Pakistan began in 1947, when Pakistan achieved its independence ...
Since its establishment in 1947, Pakistan has been involved in numerous armed conflicts both locally and around the world.The main focus of its military operations have both historically and currently been on neighbouring India—against whom Pakistan has fought four major wars in addition to commonly-recurring border skirmishes and standoffs.
The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized: Pākistān Fãuj, pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn faːɔːdʒ]), commonly known as the Pak Army (Urdu: پاک فوج, romanized: Pāk Fãuj), is the land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the supreme commander of the army.
The Pakistan Armed Forces were formed in 1947, when Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire. [15] Since then, they have played a decisive role in the modern history of Pakistan, most notably due to fighting major wars with India in 1947–1948, 1965 and 1971.
Pakistan became the fourth country after Israel, the US and the UK to use an armed drone in active combat. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Before the Burraq was publicly unveiled for the first time, the Pakistani military reportedly conducted several strikes using the UCAV, as part of the Khyber-1 military operations in the Tirah Valley .
A war fought between India and Pakistan [ a] over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. Battle of Pandu. 1947 Poonch rebellion. Battle of Badgam. Military operations in Ladakh (1948) Military operations in Poonch (1948) Battle of Muzaffarabad. Operation Bison (Jammu & Kashmir 1948)
v. t. e. Pervez Musharraf[a] (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He also served as the 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007.
Music. Aag TV (replaced by Geo Kahani) MTV Pakistan (replaced by Indus Music) Play TV (Pakistan) (replaced by Play Max, now known as Play Entertainment) VH1 Pakistan (shut down in 2009) Oxygene TV (shut down in July 2021) The Musik (replaced by ARY Musik)