Military of Pakistan

Military manpower
Military age	16 years of age
Availability	39,028,014 (2005)
Males ages	16-49
Reaching military age	males: 1,969,055 (2005)
Active troops	620,000 (Ranked 7th)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure	$3.848 billion (2004)
Percent of GDP	4.9% (2004)
Pakistan Armed Forces
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Coast Guard
Personnel
Chiefs of Army Staff
Generals
Military history
Military history of Pakistan
Wars of Pakistan
Battles of Pakistan
Related topics
Weapons of mass destruction
Nishan-E-Haider
Special Service Group
Inter-Services Intelligence

Pakistan Coast Guard (Urdu: پاک ساحلی فوج) (PCG) was recently hived off from the navy. It has recently upgraded its facilities and fleet to counter the threat of smugglers and terrorists. The PCG has a fleet of 23 small craft but the exact number of personnel assigned to the PCG remains classified. Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Number of active troops per country Military manpower is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of a country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Image File history File links Pakistani_Air_Force_Ensign. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Pakistan. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 9th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under mainlyPersian influence in Central and South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

The PCG Headquarters are at Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, Saddar, Karachi. It is commanded by a director-general with the rank of brigadier, seconded from the Pakistan Army. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road or M.A. Jinnah Road (Urdu:شاہراہ محمد على جناح ) is a major road of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Karachi Towns. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Organisation

Headquarters

The Headquarters comprises G Branch, AQ Branch, Intelligence Wing, Record Wing, Ordnance Branch, Signals Branch, Headquarters Wing and PCG Hospital. Intelligence (abbreviated or ) is the process and the result of gathering information and analyzing it to answer questions or obtain advance warnings needed to plan for the future. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ...

PCG Battalions

PCG Battalions are led by commandants with the rank of lieutenant colonel, seconded from the Army. The Battalions are located as follows:-

• 1st Battalion - Othal
• 2nd Battalion - Korangi
• 3rd Battalion - Gwadar
• 4th Battalion - Pasni

The battalions are each subdivided into 3-4 companies (commanded by majors/captains seconded from the Army). Korangi is a growing town in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Gwadar (Urdu: گوادر ) (also spelt Gawadar) is a coastal town in Balochistan, Pakistan, 650 km by road from Karachi. ... Pasni is a fishing port and major town in Balochistan, Pakistan. ...

Marine Company

Marine Company is a PCG unit based at Karachi, commanded by a lieutenant commander, seconded from the Navy.

AT Coy

AT Coy (Animal Transport Company) is based in Korangi with a Training Wing and is responsible for maintaining horses, camels and cattle for use in the field, as well as a dog section. It is commanded by a seconded captain from the Remount, Veterinary and Farm Corps (RV&FC) of the Army. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse( (Equus caballus sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of Camelid living in the serengeti. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, kine or kyne in pre-modern English, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ...

Roles of PCG

Anti Smuggling

Keep a check on smugglers and stop their activities of smuggling (inbound as well as outbound) through the sea routes. PCG Battalions have special check posts all along the coastal belt and also picquette the threatened areas randomly. In addition, The Intelligence Wing has a network of agents and informers and establish picquettes in consultation with Commandants of the PCG Battalions when a potential smuggling activity is reported to take place. PCG has been equipped with modern communication and surviallance equipment; including RADARS, to perform this task.

Augument Coastal Defence

In case of emergency, PCG auguments the coastal defence in consultation with Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Army. Military manpower Military age 16 years of age Availability 39,028,014 (2005) Males ages 16-49 Reaching military age males: 1,969,055 (2005) Active troops 620,000 (Ranked 7th) Military expenditures Dollar figure $3. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...