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Coordinates: 33°35′04″N 73°06′25″E / 33.58444°N 73.10694°E / 33.58444; 73.10694
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{{Short description|The military headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces.}}
{{Short description|The military headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces.}}
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The '''Joint Staff Headquarters''' ([[reporting name]]:'''JS HQ'''), is the joint-field operations secretariat and principal headquarters of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] established after [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] in [[Chaklala Cantonment|Chaklala]],[[Rawalpindi]]. It is situated next to the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|General Headquarters]] of the [[Pakistan Army]]. The JS HQ served as the principle headquarters of [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] and concerned authorities relating the defence and strategic developments.
The '''Joint Staff Headquarters''' ([[reporting name]]:'''JS HQ'''), is the military headquarters of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] at the vicinity of the [[Chaklala Cantonment|Chaklala]], [[Rawalpindi District|Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in Pakistan. Constructed on an accelerated schedule in 1972, the JS HQ, which also forms a part of the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|Army GHQ]], it serves as a principle headquarters of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] and concerned authorities relating the higher direction of war and deterrence developments.{{rp|46}}<ref name="Springer, Siddiqa-Agha, 2001">{{cite book |last1=Siddiqa-Agha |first1=A. |title=Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy |date=20 March 2001 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-51352-5 |pages=220 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pakistan_s_Arms_Procurement_and_Military/beJ8DAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=joint+staff+headquarters+pakistan+1979&pg=PA46&printsec=frontcover |access-date=1 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


The JS HQ was set up to improve coordination, command, and communication between the three branches of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].<ref name="Zafar Iqbal Cheema">{{cite book|title=Planning the Unthinkable: How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0801487040|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1Ji-JwHCG8C&q=Pakistan+Joint+staff+headquarters&pg=PA174|author=Zafar Iqbal Cheema|editor1=James J. Wirtz |editor2=Peter R. Lavoy |editor3=Scott D. Sagan |access-date=11 May 2012|page=174|chapter=Pakistan's Nuclear Use Doctrine and Command & Control|date=24 August 2000}}</ref>
The JS HQ was set up to improve coordination, command, and communication between the three branches of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]].<ref name="Zafar Iqbal Cheema">{{cite book|title=Planning the Unthinkable: How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0801487040|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1Ji-JwHCG8C&q=Pakistan+Joint+staff+headquarters&pg=PA174|author=Zafar Iqbal Cheema|editor1=James J. Wirtz |editor2=Peter R. Lavoy |editor3=Scott D. Sagan |access-date=11 May 2012|page=174|chapter=Pakistan's Nuclear Use Doctrine and Command & Control|date=24 August 2000}}</ref>
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Revision as of 08:02, 1 January 2024

Joint Staff Headquarters
Patch of the Inter-Services of Pakistan Armed Forces.
The courtyard of the JS HQ in Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.
Map
Alternative namesJS HQ
General information
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Modern, and Stripped Classicism
LocationChaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan
Coordinates33°35′04″N 73°06′25″E / 33.58444°N 73.10694°E / 33.58444; 73.10694
Year(s) built1972–77
OwnerMinistry of Defense (MoD)
Design and construction
EngineerPakistan Army Corps of Engineers
Website
Facebook page on JS HQ

The Joint Staff Headquarters (reporting name:JS HQ), is the military headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces at the vicinity of the Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan. Constructed on an accelerated schedule in 1972, the JS HQ, which also forms a part of the Army GHQ, it serves as a principle headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces and concerned authorities relating the higher direction of war and deterrence developments.: 46 [1]

The JS HQ was set up to improve coordination, command, and communication between the three branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces.[2]

Joint Staff, (JS) branch

  • Joint Warfare & Training (JW & T), Directorate
  • Joint Information and Intelligence (JI & I), Directorate
  • Joint Operations and Planning (JO&P, Directorate
  • Joint Logistics (JL), Directorate
  • Joint Operations (JO), Directorate
  • Joint Foreign Military Cooperation (FMC), Directorate
  • Joint Special Operations (JSO), Directorate

Strategic Plans Division

Joint Staff Command in Media

See also

References

  1. ^ Siddiqa-Agha, A. (20 March 2001). Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy. Springer. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-230-51352-5. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ Zafar Iqbal Cheema (24 August 2000). "Pakistan's Nuclear Use Doctrine and Command & Control". In James J. Wirtz; Peter R. Lavoy; Scott D. Sagan (eds.). Planning the Unthinkable: How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons. Cornell University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0801487040. Retrieved 11 May 2012.