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The '''Pakistan National Guard''' is a [[Military reserve force|reserve military force]] and the component of the [[Pakistan Army]] that is designed to act as a "second line of defense" in [[Pakistan]].{{rp|84}}<ref name="Springer, Cheema, Reimer, 1990">{{cite book |last1=Cheema |first1=Pervaiz I. |last2=Riemer |first2=Manuel |title=Pakistan's Defence Policy 1947-58 |date=1990 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9781349209422 |pages=240 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CX6xCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA84&dq=pakistan+national+guard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI04bUt6DeAhUjj1QKHdlXCUwQuwUITzAH#v=onepage&q=pakistan%20national%20guard&f=false |accessdate=25 October 2018 |language=en |format=google books |chapter={{small|Early Developments}}}}</ref>







The 185,000-member '''National Guard''' ({{lang-ur|'''قومیمحافظ'''}}), is a [[paramilitary]] force{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} comprising the [[Mujahid Force]] and the [[Janbaz Force]], a locally recruited [[militia]] mainly charged with air defense, and two programs similar to the United States [[Reserve Officers Training Corps]], the [[National Cadet Corps (Pakistan)|National Cadet Corps]] and the Women's Guard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=18&rnd=157|title=Journey from Scratch to Nuclear Power|website=www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk}}</ref> The Women's Guard, unlike the National Cadet Corps, 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 the regular service in limited numbers to perform medical and educational work. The National Cadet Corps was disbanded 14 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be8c20.html|title=Refworld - 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|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|last=Refugees|publisher=}}</ref>
The 185,000-member '''National Guard''' ({{lang-ur|'''قومیمحافظ'''}}), is a [[paramilitary]] force{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} comprising the [[Mujahid Force]] and the [[Janbaz Force]], a locally recruited [[militia]] mainly charged with air defense, and two programs similar to the United States [[Reserve Officers Training Corps]], the [[National Cadet Corps (Pakistan)|National Cadet Corps]] and the Women's Guard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=18&rnd=157|title=Journey from Scratch to Nuclear Power|website=www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk}}</ref> The Women's Guard, unlike the National Cadet Corps, 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 the regular service in limited numbers to perform medical and educational work. The National Cadet Corps was disbanded 14 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be8c20.html|title=Refworld - 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|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|last=Refugees|publisher=}}</ref>

Revision as of 01:53, 25 October 2018

Pakistan National Guard
قومى محافظ
Active (1948-01-03) January 3, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Country Pakistan
AllegianceGovernment of Pakistan (The National Guards Act, 1973)
Provincial governments in Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeReserve component of the Pakistan Army
RoleBorder control, law enforcement, first responders
Size~185,000: notes/contents [2]
Garrison/HQArmy GHQ in Rawalpindi
Nickname(s)Army National Guard
ColorsGreen and White
  
AnniversariesDefence Day: September 6
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani wars and conflicts War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
Global War on Terror
Siege of Lal Masjid
War in North-West Pakistan
Balochistan conflict
Websitewww.pakistanarmy.gov.pk
Commanders
Chief of Army StaffGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa,
Notable
commanders		Brig. Shahid Hamid
Maj-Gen. Akbar Khan

The Pakistan National Guard 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]




The 185,000-member National Guard (Urdu: قومیمحافظ), is a paramilitary force[citation needed] comprising the Mujahid Force and the Janbaz Force, a locally recruited militia mainly charged with air defense, and two programs similar to the United States Reserve Officers Training Corps, the National Cadet Corps and the Women's Guard.[4] The Women's Guard, unlike the National Cadet Corps, 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 the regular service in limited numbers to perform medical and educational work. The National Cadet Corps was disbanded 14 years ago.[5]

Organization

The National Guard contains the following combatant organizations:

  • Mujahid Force of 60,000, organized in battalions, some with light air defence capability. Some units are deployed in Azad Kashmir and few Units are serving in Cantt Area as well.
  • Janbaz Force of 100,000, whose members are intended to serve close to their home districts.
  • National Cadet Corps.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ "Journey from Scratch to Nuclear Power". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk.
  5. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld - 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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