The Pakistan Armed Forces are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's seventh-largest military measured by active military personnel and consists of three uniformed services—the Army, Navy,
Punjabi Muslims of the British Indian Army. The roots of the Pakistani military trace back to the British Indian Army, which included many personnel from present-day Pakistan.
Pictured are troops of the Khyber Rifles, now part of the Frontier Corps, striking a pose, c. 1895.
Pakistani soldiers being decorated after a tour of duty with the UN in the DR Congo
PAF F16s in tight formation in Nevada, US, c. 2010.
The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. The Pakistan Navy operates on the coastline of Pakista
Pakistan Armed Forces
…forces of Pakistan. It is the world's seventh-largest military measured by active military personnel and consists of three uniformed services—the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, which are backed by several paramilitary forces such as the National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces. As of the 2025 reforms, the…
The Royal Indian Navy's rating sailors breaching the Gates of Delhi during the rebellion against the British rule in India in 1857
PNS Shamsher visiting Australia in 1951. The frigate was transferred to Pakistan by the Royal Indian Navy in 1947 as a training ship.
PNS Badr, a destroyer, visiting Great Britain on a goodwill mission in 1957
PNS Ghazi in war theatre in 1965. She executed a circumnavigation of Africa and Southern Europe in order to be refit in Turkey in 1968.[citation needed] Sunk and later destroyed in 1971 due to depth chargers deployed by INS Rajput which triggered torpedoes to fired on its own.[clarification needed]