Pakistan Army is the 7th Largest Army in the World But Failed to Control Terrorist Even in Pakistan

History of formation of Pakistan Armed Force                       

he Pakistani Military was first formed at the time of achieving independence parting India in 1947 from British Empire.  The Army, Navy and Air Force were commissioned for the protection of the sovereignty of Pakistan. From the time of its inception, the military played a decisive role in the formation  of national unity and identity and also faced the wars boldly in 1947 and 1965 against India.  [ Army : 550,000 + Navy, 24,000 + Air force, 45,000 + Para MF, 302,000 = 921,000]  As of 2008 about 921,000 people are active in the military with an additional 528,000 people in reserves. The military is now the 7th largest in the world. The Pakistani army deployed 10,000 personnel as peace keeping force in regard to build up the force of United Nations. Before 1947, many of the military officers, who fought in British military in World War II, joined the military of Pakistan giving it professionalism, experience and leadership. Pakistan Army helped the Arab countries in imparting training in Arab- Israeli Wars and in the Gulf War. It has made a record of fighting three wars against India and now heavily engaged in  anti-terrorist operations along the border areas of Afghanistan as an alley of Western force. About 90,000 troops along with its paramilitary forces are involved in the fight against Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists.

China and Pakistan both agreed in the formulation of several defense treaties                                   

Pakistan always considered India as its greatest enemy because loss of any territory to India is a gain of territory to Pakistan. The newly formed Pakistan was more concerned with the increment of the boundary of the state instead of economy of the state and welfare of the people of the state. To counter the Indian military force, Pakistan has build up its friendship with the biggest Asian country China that holds importance and is priceless in terms of common interest and geo-strategic alliance. By the time the friendship has improved a step further and China -Pakistan both agreed in the formulation of several defense treaties. To increase the military strength, China has cooperated with Pakistan in setting up weapon production Centers utilizing modern technology. Now both the countries are actively involved in the joint venture of several projects to enhance each other’s military strength. The projects included JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft, K-8 Karakorum advance training aircraft, space technology, Al Khalid tank, missiles, and also many other projects. Addition to that the two countries held several military exercises together to enhance cooperation and practical experience between two armed forces. China has invested largely to develop Gwadar, a Deep Sea Port, strategically a very important site.