Civil Armed Forces

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Civil Armed Forces
State emblem of Pakistan.svg
Service branches
Headquarters Ministry of Interior, Islamabad
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg President Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg Shehbaz Sharif
Minister of Interior State emblem of Pakistan.svg Mohsin Raza Naqvi
Personnel
Active personnel291,000 [1]
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History
Ranks Army ranks and insignia
Naval ranks and insignia
Air Force ranks and insignia

The Civil Armed Forces (CAF) [2] are a group of nine paramilitary, uniformed organisations, separate and distinct from the regular "military" Pakistan Armed Forces. They are responsible for maintaining internal security, helping law enforcement agencies, border control, counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism, riot control, and anti-smuggling under the Ministry of Interior. They frequently operate alongside the Pakistani military in response to natural disasters. During times of war they can have their command transferred to the Ministry of Defence, and effectively combined to form a reserve force for the Pakistani military.

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History

Some CAF units were originally raised in the colonial era on the frontiers of the empire, and played a key role in the consolidation of control by building a link between the state and communities in strategically sensitive frontier areas through recruitment to government service. In many areas paramilitary units continue to play exactly the same historical role decades after independence.

The CAF are currently undergoing significant expansion of some (57) additional 'wings' approved for raising in the 2015–16 to deal with the challenging internal and border security environment and to provide security for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), coordinated by a new 2-star command raised in September 2016, the Special Security Division. [3]

The CAF are paid for from the budget of the Ministry of Interior which also provides administrative support. However they are (with the exception of the Frontier Constabulary) commanded by officers on secondment from the Pakistan Army. They function under the operational control of army corps headquarters, not just in war time but whenever Article 245 of the Pakistani Constitution is invoked to provide 'military aid to civil power', for example in Karachi since 2015, [4] and in Punjab since February 2017. [5] [6]

List of forces

Colonel Masud, Commandant of the Frontier Corps' Pishin Scouts (right), presents U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrator Karen P. Tandy (left) with his unit ballcap in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, September 2007 Frontier corps 006.jpg
Colonel Masud, Commandant of the Frontier Corps' Pishin Scouts (right), presents U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrator Karen P. Tandy (left) with his unit ballcap in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, September 2007

Civil Armed Forces (CAF)

Other Paramilitary Organisations

50 Aviation Squadron

Ranks

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Pakistan Rangers
OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg OF-3 Pakistan Army.svg OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg
Director general
ڈائریکٹر جنرل
Senior superintendent
of the Rangers
سینئر سپرنٹنڈنٹ۔
Superintendent
of the Rangers
سپرنٹنڈنٹ
Deputy superintendent
of the Rangers
ڈپٹی سپرنٹنڈنٹ۔
Inspector
انسپکٹر
Direct Entry Sub inspector
ڈائریکٹ انٹری سب انسپکٹر۔
Pakistan
Frontier Constabulary

OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg OF-6 Pakistan Army.svg OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg
Commandant
کمانڈنٹ
Deputy commandant
ڈپٹی کمانڈنٹ۔
District officer
ضلعی افسر۔
Assistant district officer
اسسٹنٹ ڈسٹرکٹ آفیسر۔
Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts flag.png Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-6.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-5.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-4.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-3.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-2.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-1b.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OF-1a.svg
Brigadier
بریگیڈیئر
Colonel
کرنل
Lieutenant colonel
لیفٹیننٹ کرنل
Major
میجر
Captain
کیپٹن
Lieutenant
لیفٹنینٹ
Second lieutenant
سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ
Pakistan Coast Guards Flag.png Pakistan Coast Guards
OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg OF-6 Pakistan Army.svg OF-5 Pakistan Army.svg OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg OF-3 Pakistan Army.svg OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg
Major general
میجر جنرل
Brigadier
بریگیڈیئر
Colonel
کرنل
Lieutenant colonel
لیفٹیننٹ کرنل
Major
میجر
Captain
کیپٹن
Lieutenant
لیفٹنینٹ
Second lieutenant
سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officerEnlisted
Pakistan Rangers
Pakistan Rangers Senior Inspector.svg Pakistan Rangers Inspector.svg Pakistan Rangers Sub Inspector.svg 03.Pakistan Army-SGT.svg 02.Pakistan Army-CPL.svg 01.Pakistan Army-PFC.svg No insignia
Senior inspector
سینئر انسپکٹر۔
Inspector
انسپکٹر
Sub inspector
سب انسپکٹر۔
Havildar
حوالدار۔
Naik
نائیک۔
Lance Naik
لانس نائیک۔
Sepoy
سپاہی۔
Pakistan
Frontier Constabulary

Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
Inspector
انسپکٹر
Sub inspector
سب انسپکٹر۔
Assistant sub inspector
اسسٹنٹ سب انسپکٹر۔
Head Constable
ہیڈ کانسٹیبل۔
Constable
کانسٹیبل
Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts flag.png Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OR-6.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OR-4.svg Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts OR-3.svg No insignia
Subedar-Major
صوبیدار میجر
Subedar
صوبیدار
Naib Subedar
نائب صوبیدار
Havildar
حوالدار۔
Naik
نائیک۔
Lance Naik
لانس نائیک۔
Sepoy
سپاہی۔
Pakistan Coast Guards Flag.png Pakistan Coast Guards
10.Pakistan Army-SMCWO.svg 09.Pakistan Army-MCWO.svg 08.Pakistan Army-CWO.svg 03.Pakistan Army-SGT.svg 02.Pakistan Army-CPL.svg 01.Pakistan Army-PFC.svg No insignia
Subedar-Major
صوبیدار میجر
Subedar
صوبیدار
Naib Subedar
نائب صوبیدار
Havildar
حوالدار۔
Naik
نائیک۔
Lance Naik
لانس نائیک۔
Sepoy
سپاہی۔
Rank groupJunior commissioned officersNon commissioned officerEnlisted

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