Pakistan is also named among the top 10 most powerful countries in the world on the basis of military strength. Pakistan has been receiving military aid from America for a long time. In the last few years, Pakistan has increased military cooperation with China. Pakistan’s army is increasing its strength.
Islamabad: Global Firepower Military Strength has recently released the list of the world’s most powerful armies. In the year 2024, America is at the top in the ranking of world military powers. It is followed by Russia and China. India has got fourth place in this list. Pakistan has also made it to the top-10 in this list. Pakistan Army is the ninth most powerful army in the world. Global Firepower Military Strength Ranking has evaluated the military strength of 145 countries on the basis of more than 60 individual factors to list the most powerful armies in the world. Talking about the strength of Pakistan’s army, it has more than 3,700 tanks, 1,400 military aircraft and 17 lakh soldiers. These include 6,54,000 active military personnel. Pakistan’s strength is very high in terms of active military personnel. In terms of the number of active soldiers, it is the sixth largest army in the world. The Pakistan Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as paramilitary forces such as the National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces.
What are the strong points of Pakistan’s army?
Pakistan has more than 50 thousand armored vehicles, 600 rocket launchers, two destroyers, eight submarines, 114 naval ships and 387 fighter planes. Global Firepower has given Pakistan 0.1711 points in the power index. Pakistan’s military expenditure is 6.3 billion dollars. The dominance of Pakistan’s army in the country also takes its strength to a different level. Unlike the work of other armies of the world i.e. protecting the country on the borders, Pakistan’s army is active on a large scale in non-military areas.
Defense experts say that Pakistan Army works like a multinational company. Pak Army has either invested in industries like real estate, factory, fertilizer and food-chain or the army is running them completely. Since the formation of Pakistan, Pak Army has dominated politics, business and other fields. Even Pakistan’s army is in the field of entertainment, it also produces TV dramas.
Military expenditure is increasing all over the world
According to a recent data study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military expenditure has reached $2.443 trillion, an increase for the ninth consecutive year. Amid growing insecurity and geopolitical conflicts and tensions in the world, most nations are competing to establish strong military power, which enables them to play an important role in global politics, defense and international relations.
