National Guard of Pakistan

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Pakistan National Guard
پاسدارانِ ملّیِ پاکستان
Founded3 January 1948[1]
Country Pakistan
AllegianceGovernment of Pakistan (The National Guards Act, 1973)
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeReserve force
Militia
Rolelaw enforcement, first responders
Size~185,000[2]: notes/contents 
Garrison/HQArmy GHQ, Rawalpindi
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
  • Indo-Pakistani war of 1947
  • Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
  • Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
  • Indo-Pakistani war of 1999
Commanders
Chief of Army StaffGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa,
Director-General, National GuardsMaj-Gen. Faheem-ul-Aziz
Notable
commanders		Brig. Shahid Hamid
Maj-Gen. Akbar Khan

The National Guard of Pakistan (Urdu: پاسدارانِ ملّیِ پاکستان) is a reserve military force and the component of the Pakistan Army that is designed to act as a "second line of defense" in Pakistan.: 84 [3] together with the Pakistan Army Reserve, the Frontier Corps and the Pakistan Rangers.[2]

History[]

The National Guard was established on 1 January 1948 as a reserve component of the Pakistan Army, first advertised as the volunteer corps later expanded as a Women's Guard.[4][5]: 84–85  Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan appointed Brigadier Syed Shahid Hamid as its first chief, and later delegated the command to Major-General Akbar Khan.[1]: 268 

Organization[]

The command and control of the National Guard is under the Chief of Army Staff who serves as the Principal Officer Commanding from Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[5]: notes 

The National Guard is composed of 79 battalions, including six artillery and five training battalions. It is (and was) composed of the following combat organizations:

  • Mujahid Force of 60,000, organized in infantry battalions, Some units were deployed in Azad Kashmir and a few units were serving in the cantonments. Recently, some Mujahid Regiment units were transformed into fully activated SAM battalions.[2]
  • of 100,000, operates under the control of the provincial governments,[2] and its members tend to serve close to their home districts.[2] Pak Army Air Defence JTT Officers wear black uniform with a green beret.[3]
  • (dissolved)[2][4]
  • A member of the now-dissolved Women's Guard in 1950
    (dissolved)[2][4]

The two current components, the Mujahid Force and the , are recruited, trained and serve locally, and are mainly charged with air defence and dealing with national calamities.[2]: notes/contents 

One of the latter two programs, the National Cadet Corps, was similar to the United States ROTC. The National Cadet Corps was disbanded in 2006.[6]

The second was the Women's Guard which included individuals trained in nursing, welfare, and clerical work. There were also some women in the Janbaz Force, and a very small number of women were recruited into regular service to perform medical and educational work.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hamid, S. Shahid (1993). Early Years of Pakistan: Including the Period from August, 1947 to 1959 (snippet view). Ferozsons. p. 305. ISBN 9789690100627. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Katoch, Lt Col H. (2013). "§(Pakistan)". Territorial Army: Future Challenges (google books). Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789382573760. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ Cheema, Pervaiz I.; Riemer, Manuel (1990). "Early Developments". Pakistan's Defence Policy 1947-58 (google books). Springer. p. 240. ISBN 9781349209422. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Journey from Scratch to Nuclear Power". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. ISPR (Army). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Cheema, Pervaiz I.; Riemer, Manuel (1990). "Early Developments". Pakistan's Defence Policy 1947-58 (Google Books). Springer. p. 240. ISBN 9781349209422. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Pakistan: The paramilitary group Mujahid Force Regiment, especially its relationship with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and whether it can compel a member to serve in ISI".


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