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On 18 December 2022, the Pakistani Taliban carried out an attack on a counterterrorism centre in the Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They took the officers hostage until 20 December, when Pakistan 's security forces lay siege to the centre, releasing all the hostages and killing 25 militants inside. Two officers were killed during the siege.
Asim Munir. Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah[3][1] NI (M), HI (M) (Urdu: سید عاصم منیر احمد شاہ; born 1968) [1] is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff since 29 November 2022. [4] Before becoming the army chief, he was posted at the GHQ as Quartermaster general. [5] He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 ...
It will be replaced by the PK-21 which is locally produced unlicensed copy of the AK 103 assault rifle. [7] M4 carbine. 5.56×45mm NATO. United States. Used by Special Service Group. [8][9] M4A1 variant in service. Steyr AUG. 5.56×45mm NATO.
Operation Azm-e-Istehkam (Urdu: آپریشن عزم استحکام) is a counter-insurgency operation launched by the government of Pakistan in June 2024. [1] The operation was approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. [2] The operation will include not only military action, but also socio-economic uplift to deter extremism.
2023 Chitral cross-border attacks. Following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, clashes erupted near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on September 7, 2023. A group of armed fighters, which were affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), attacked five Pakistani military ...
Mianwali air base attack. The Mianwali air base attack occurred on November 4th, 2023, Pakistan Air Force 's PAF Base M.M. Alam, in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan, which was the target of an attack by the jihadist group Tehreek-e-Jihad. The Pakistani Armed Forces repelled the attack, killing all nine attackers during the security operation.
The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized:Pākistān Fãuj, pronounced [ˈpaːkɪstaːn faːɔːdʒ]), commonly known as the Pak Army (Urdu: پاک فوج, romanized:Pāk Fãuj), is the land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the supreme commander of the army.
The Army Service Group member performing combat airborne landing in Northern Pakistan. The Pakistan Army Special Service Group (reporting name: Army SSG [1] [2]) is the special operations forces of the Pakistan Army. They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to their headgear. [3]