User:Mar4d/Demographics of the Pakistan Armed Forces

Demographics of the Pakistan Armed Forces relates to the ethnic, religious, age, and other population-related statistics of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Manpower
As of 2010, there are 617,000 personnel serving in the Pakistan Armed Forces, making it the seventh largest military in the world in terms of active troops.

Service age
Depending on rank, most Pakistani officers typically retire, at a maximum, between the ages of 52 and 60.

Ethnic composition
The ethnic composition of the armed forces is a mix of the various regional ethnic groups of Pakistan, with the numerical military strength of each ethnic group being more or less proportional to the national ethnic composition – reflecting similarity with the country's demographics. As of 2007, Punjabis, the largest ethnic group in the country, were the largest ethnic group in the military constituting just over 57% of the army. The Saraikis of southern Punjab are also counted among the recruitment from Punjab. The second largest regional recruitment comes from Sindh (including ethnic Sindhis and Urdu-speakers), constituting 17% of the army based on 2011 projections by the ISPR. The Pashtuns constitute about 14.5% of the army. The Baloch comprised 4% of the army as of 2011 projections. Likewise, military personnel from Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan constituted about 9% of the army.

Punjabis
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Pashtuns
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Kashmiris
General Aziz Khan is a native of Azad Kashmir. Former Pakistani air chief marshal Mushaf Ali Mir was a native of Lahore who also had an ethnic Kashmiri background.

Baloch
Lt. General Abdul Qadir Baloch from Quetta was the first ethnic Baloch general in the Pakistan Army. From 2010 to 2013, over 10,000 Baloch youth were inducted into the army.

Hazaras
General Muhammad Musa was the 4th Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan. Saira Batool, an ethnic Hazara, was one of the first female pilots in the Pakistan Air Force. 

Religion
Islam is the predominant faith of the Pakistan Armed Forces, with 99% of Pakistani military personnel adhering to the religion. There are also a sizable number of military personnel who belong to minority faiths such as Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism. As of 2007, minorities constituted 0.72% of the army, up from 0.29% in the year 2000. 70% of Pakistan Army officers are Sunni, with the remaining 30% being Shia.

Gender
a two-star woman general in the Pakistan Army.]]