Pak Sar Zameen: Pakistan Army Air Defense System

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Army Air Defense Command Of Pakistan Army

The Pakistan Army Air Defense Command is an active military administrative combatant staff corps of the Pakistan Army and a major combative formation tasked with air defenses of the country from the foreign threats. The Corps is stationed and headquartered at the Chaklala Army Cantonment in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. The command was formed after military exercise when the Pakistani military learned of its weakness in providing air cover to a moving battlefield. It consists of a total of five military divisions; one tasked with air defense of the northern region of Pakistan and the other with the southern region. Army Air Defense has its own school named as School of Army Air Defense (SAAD).

Pakistan Army Air Defense Missile Approaching Target

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Chief Of Army Staff Visiting Army Air Defense Command

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif visited Sonmiani Ranges and witnessed Air Defense Firing Exercises. Full range of Air Defense Weapons including Guns and surface to air missiles were used in the exercise. The COAS greatly appreciated the professionalism of participating units and standards achieved in engaging aerial targets. While interacting with the troops, COAS reiterated that the multidimensional security threats faced by the country required a high state of preparedness at all times. Highest standard of training and professionalism must remain our hallmark to accomplish the mission, he emphasized. Earlier, on arrival at the Range, COAS was received by Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahid Latif Mirza, Commander Army Air Defense Command.

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Pakistan Armed Forces

A Journey From Scratch To Nuclear Power

The Pakistan Army came into being as a result of the amalgamation of the Muslim troops of the pre-independence British Indian Army. The origin of many of its units dates back to the beginning of the British rule in the subcontinent. This relation, however, is merely of historical nature. With the birth of Pakistan, a hotchpotch of the ill-equipped and ill-organized troops, breaking away from the old and established British Indian Army, had been transformed into a disciplined fighting force in consonance with the national ideals and aspirations.

On 3 June 1947, the British Government announced the plan for the partition of the sub continent between India and Pakistan, and for the transfer of power to the two new states on 15 August 1947. On 30 June 1947, the procedure for the division of the armed forces was agreed upon by the Partition Council, chaired by the Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten and consisting of the top leaders of the Muslim League and the Indian Congress. Field Marshal Auchinleck, then C-in-C India, was appointed Supreme Commander under Mountbatten to ensure smooth division of units, stores, and so on. It was announced on 1 July 1947, that both countries would have operational control of their respective armed forces by 15 August 1947.