Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)
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The Ministry of Defence (Urdu: وزارت دفاع; initially called as Defence Ministry or/ simply known as MoD), is a federal government
ministry
tasked with coordinating and supervising all major government agencies and federal departments of the government relating directly to National security
and the Pakistan Defense Forces. The MoD plays an integral role in allocating and formulating the defence budget
and pertains military excersizes to all the branches of Pakistan Armed Forces engaged in the defense of the country. The organization and functions of the MoD are set forth in the Part XII, Chapter II (Miscellaneous) of the Constitution
.
The MoD is responsible for defending the State of Pakistan from external military and non-military threats. The MoD's political executive figure is known as Defense Minister
(Def Min), and the current Def Min is Parliamentarian Ahmad Mukhtar. The MoD is an evolution and derivative of Ministry of Defence of British Indian Empire. MoD is a high-profile government portfolio, and is directly related to the Pakistan's Armed Forces, where number of its military officers served with the civilian officers. The MoD is a major tenant of the Pakistan Armed Forces buildings located at Rawalpindi
, Punjab Province, and it has three main buildings: The Generals Combatant Headquarter (GHQ), Air Force Combatant Headquater (AHQ), and the Naval Combatant Headquarter (NHQ). Among the many MoD departments are Military Lands and Cantonments Department (MLCD), Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA), Airport Police Force, DESTO, Pakistan Intelligence Bureau, and the Naval Intelligence Bureau
. The MoD also operates civilian joint institutions, including the Defence and Strategic Studies Department
at the Quaid-i-Azam University
.
The Airport Security Force (ASF) is part of the Ministry of Defence and is responsible for protecting the airports and the facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air). ASF safeguards the civil aviation
industry against unlawful interferences, adopting counter terrorism measures, preventing crime and maintaining law and order
within the limits of Airports in Pakistan.
The ASF was established in 1976 under the Airport Security Force Act LXXVII of 1975 initially as the Directorate of the Department of Civil Aviation. After the hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines
aeroplane in March 1981, sensing the contradictory requirements of security and facilitation, the ASF was separated, and in December 1983, was placed under the folds of the Ministry of Defence.
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
ministry
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
tasked with coordinating and supervising all major government agencies and federal departments of the government relating directly to National security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
and the Pakistan Defense Forces. The MoD plays an integral role in allocating and formulating the defence budget
2011 Pakistan federal budget
The Pakistan federal budget of 2010-2011 has been prepared in accordance with thebudgeting and accounting classification system that has been approved bythe Government of Pakistan as an integral part of the New AccountingModel....
and pertains military excersizes to all the branches of Pakistan Armed Forces engaged in the defense of the country. The organization and functions of the MoD are set forth in the Part XII, Chapter II (Miscellaneous) of the Constitution
Constitution of Pakistan
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the supreme law of Pakistan. Known as the Constitution of 1973, it was drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and, following additions by the opposition parties, was approved by the legislative assembly on April 10, 1973...
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The MoD is responsible for defending the State of Pakistan from external military and non-military threats. The MoD's political executive figure is known as Defense Minister
Defence Minister of Pakistan
The Defence Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence, under which serve the three armed forces of the country, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy...
(Def Min), and the current Def Min is Parliamentarian Ahmad Mukhtar. The MoD is an evolution and derivative of Ministry of Defence of British Indian Empire. MoD is a high-profile government portfolio, and is directly related to the Pakistan's Armed Forces, where number of its military officers served with the civilian officers. The MoD is a major tenant of the Pakistan Armed Forces buildings located at Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, Punjab Province, and it has three main buildings: The Generals Combatant Headquarter (GHQ), Air Force Combatant Headquater (AHQ), and the Naval Combatant Headquarter (NHQ). Among the many MoD departments are Military Lands and Cantonments Department (MLCD), Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority is a regulatory authority, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. Nearly all civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the CAA...
(CAA), Airport Police Force, DESTO, Pakistan Intelligence Bureau, and the Naval Intelligence Bureau
Maritime Security Agency
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency is a para-military law enforcement agency in Pakistan. Pakistan Maritime Security Agency responsible for protecting territorial waters of Pakistan. This should not be confused with the Maritime Wing of Pakistan Coast Guards, which performs Littoral patrolling of...
. The MoD also operates civilian joint institutions, including the Defence and Strategic Studies Department
Defence & Strategic Studies (DSS) Department
Defence & Strategic Studies is a department in the Quaid-i-Azam University; Islamabad. It is the only civil-military educational institute in Pakistan that deals with the study of defence and strategy.-History:...
at the Quaid-i-Azam University
Quaid-i-Azam University
The Quaid-i-Azam University is a public, research university in Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It was initially founded as the "University of Islamabad" in July 1967...
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The Airport Security Force (ASF) is part of the Ministry of Defence and is responsible for protecting the airports and the facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air). ASF safeguards the civil aviation
Civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work together to establish common standards and recommended practices...
industry against unlawful interferences, adopting counter terrorism measures, preventing crime and maintaining law and order
Law and order (politics)
In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
within the limits of Airports in Pakistan.
The ASF was established in 1976 under the Airport Security Force Act LXXVII of 1975 initially as the Directorate of the Department of Civil Aviation. After the hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
aeroplane in March 1981, sensing the contradictory requirements of security and facilitation, the ASF was separated, and in December 1983, was placed under the folds of the Ministry of Defence.
Structure of Ministry of Defence
- Civil Defense Infrastructure
- Civil Aviation AuthorityPakistan Civil Aviation AuthorityPakistan's Civil Aviation Authority is a regulatory authority, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. Nearly all civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the CAA...
(CAA)
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Federal Government Education Institutions
- Military Denfence Infrastructure
- Inter Services Public RelationsInter Services Public RelationsInter Services Public Relations is an administrative military organization within the Pakistan Defence Forces that coordinates military information with the media and the civil society...
(ISPR) - Inter Services Selection BoardInter Services Selection BoardThe Inter Services Selection Board is a selection committee for candidates for officer commissions in the armed forces of Pakistan, the Army, Navy and Air Force. Selection is made on the basis of three days of psychological screening to test ability, aptitude and personality...
(ISSB) - Pakistan Armed Forces
- Pakistan Air ForcePakistan Air ForceThe Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
- Pakistan ArmyPakistan ArmyThe Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
- Pakistan NavyPakistan NavyThe Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...
- Pakistan MarinesPakistan MarinesThe Pakistani Marines , are the Marine Corps and amphibious corps service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Pakistani Marines are a special military operations service branch of the Pakistani Navy and part of Pakistani Armed Forces, responsible for providing force projection from the sea,...
- Paramilitary Command
- Pakistan Coast GuardPakistan Coast GuardThe Pakistan Coast Guards is an important branch of the Pakistan Civil Armed Forces and one of the six paramilitary services operating under the administrative control of Minisrty of Interior, Government of Pakistan. Pakistan Coast Guards, headquartered in Karachi, is unique in that it has...
- Pakistan Military Accounts Department
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Air Industries
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Shaheen Air International
- Air Blue
- Departments of Science and Technology
- Precision Engineering Complex
- Pakistan Meteorological DepartmentPakistan Meteorological DepartmentThe Pakistan Meteorological Department, also known as Pak Met Office, is a Government of Pakistan organization which works under the Ministry of Defence...
- Department of Geophysics and Geological surveysGeological Survey of PakistanThe Geological Survey of Pakistan is Pakistan's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. It was established in 1947 in Quetta, Balochistan, is one of the research institutes of Pakistan. It is the organizational successor to the UK Ordnance Survey in that part of the world...
- Naval and Fisheries DepartmentMarine Fisheries DepartmentMarine Fisheries Department is a Government of Pakistan department. MFD is attached to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and was established in 1951. It is the executive fishery agency of the federal Government, with primary responsibilities for ensuring management and development...
- Nuclear Regulatory AuthorityPakistan Nuclear Regulatory AuthorityThe Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority , is the Pakistan's federal government agency which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority was established to ensure safe operation of nuclear facilities and to protect radiation workers, general public and the...
- Department of Mathematics DivisionStatistics Division of the Government of PakistanThe Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan, also known as Statistics Division, is a Government of Pakistan's executive and federal department, which is mandate to frames policies for development of statistical services in the country...
- National Institute of OceanographyNational Institute of Oceanography (Pakistan)The National Institute of Oceanography, commonly known as NIO, is an executive and federal department of Pakistan Government, and a major research institute of Ministry of Science and Technology. The NIO is a science and research executive organization located in Karachi, Sindh province of Pakistan...
- Defence Science and Technology OrganizationDefence Science and Technology OrganizationThe Defence Science and Technology Organization, best known as DESTO, is a defense science and technological sciences government agency of Pakistan Defence Forces located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. DESTO is an independent science and defence research organization, known for its...
- Army Technological Research LaboratoriesDefence Science and Technology OrganizationThe Defence Science and Technology Organization, best known as DESTO, is a defense science and technological sciences government agency of Pakistan Defence Forces located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. DESTO is an independent science and defence research organization, known for its...
- Air Science Research LaboratoriesDefence Science and Technology OrganizationThe Defence Science and Technology Organization, best known as DESTO, is a defense science and technological sciences government agency of Pakistan Defence Forces located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. DESTO is an independent science and defence research organization, known for its...
- Naval Technologies LaboratoriesDefence Science and Technology OrganizationThe Defence Science and Technology Organization, best known as DESTO, is a defense science and technological sciences government agency of Pakistan Defence Forces located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. DESTO is an independent science and defence research organization, known for its...
- Army Technological Research Laboratories