Population: 161 838 thousand people. The military budget - 2,6 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 620 000 people. The reserve - 513 000 people, including land forces - 500 000, air force - 8 000, naval forces - 5 000. Militarized formations - 288 000 people, including National Guard - 185 000, frontier troops - 65 000, Pakistan rangers - 25 000, agency of naval security - 1 000, light infantry (in the northern areas of the country) - 12 000 people. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 35,5 million people, including 21,8 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 550 000 people, 9 corps headquarters, 2 armoured and 19 infantry divisions, the regional command (division), 7 detached armoured and 9 artillery brigades of corps artillery, special forces group (3 battalions), 9 detached infantry and 7 engineers brigades, 3 armoured cavalry regiments, 8 SAM brigades, 3 commands of air defence (8 brigades), 17 squadrons.

Arms: 132 operative tactical rockets Hatf and Shahin, more than 2 300 tanks (15 M47, 250 M48A5, 250 Tip-69, 200 Tip 85, 50 T-55, 1 200 T-59, 320 T-82UD, 15 Haled), 1 150 armored troop carriers M113, 1 467 field artillery guns, 240 self-propelled guns, 800 antitank missile systems, 45 missile systems, 1 200 mortars, more than 2 000 antiaircraft guns, 1 400 portable surface-to-air missile systems (Red Eye, RBS-70, Anza, Stinger), 132 planes and 134 army-co-operation helicopters (of them 20 attack AH-1F).

Air force: 40 000 people, 353 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Tactical elements: 6 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 12 air defence fighter squadrons, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 1 pilotless vehicle squadron, 1 SAR helicopter squadron, 7 SAM batteries. Planes and helicopters; 122 Mirage (ЗЕР, 3DP, 3RP, 5PA, PA2, DPA, DPA2), 42 O-5, 32 F-16 (A and B), 40 J-6, 77 J-7, 30 FT-5, 15 PT-6, 4 MT-17B, 3 OT-37 (B and C), 12 K-8, 3 Atlantica 12C-130 (B and E), 2 Boeing 707, Boeing 737, Falcon-20, 2 F-27-200, 15 SA-319 and -316. Air defence: 124 SAMS Crotal, 6 C5A-1.

Naval forces: 45 000 people (including 1 200 marines and about 2000 in the agency of naval security). Navy: 7 submarines (Agosta-90B, 2 Agosta, 4 Dafne), 3 ultrasmall submarines MG 110, 6 frigates with guided missiles Amazon, 2 frigates Linder, 6 missile boats (3 Jalalat, 3 Huanfen), 2 patrol vessels (Larkana, Town), 3 minesweepers Eridan, 1 hydrographic vessel, 5 tankers, 3 towboats. Naval aircraft: planes - 1 patrol air squadron (2 Р-ЗС, 5 F-27, 3 Atlantic-1); helicopters - 2 anti-submarine helicopter squadrons (3 Lynx HAS.3, 6 Sea King Mk45, 4 SA-316B, 2 SA-319B).

Marines: 1 commando battalion and 1 special force squadron. The agency of naval security: 1 destroyer Giring, 4 patrol ships Barkat, 2 patrol vessels Shanghai-2, 2 patrol planes Defender.