Founded 14 August 1947
Army Size 550,000 active troops
500,000 reserves
Headquarters Rawalpindi, GHQ
Motto Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah
Colors Green and White
Wars.
1947 Indo-Pakistan War
1965 Indo-Pakistan War
1971 Indo-Pakistan War
Soviet-Afghan War
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
Global War on Terror
List of Army Chiefs Present/Previous from....to
01- General Sir Frank Messervy August 15, 1947 February 10, 1948
02- General Sir Douglas Gracey February 11, 1948 January 16, 1951
03- Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan January 16, 1951 October 26, 1958
04- General Muhammad Musa Khan October 27, 1958 June 17, 1966
05- General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan June 18, 1966 December 20, 1971
06- Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan December 20, 1971 March 3, 1972
07- General Tikka Khan March 3, 1972 March 1, 1976
08- General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq March 1, 1976 August 17, 1988
09- General Mirza Aslam Beg August 17, 1988 August 16, 1991
10- General Asif Nawaz Janjua August 16, 1991 January 8, 1993
11- General Abdul Waheed Kakar January 11, 1993 January 12, 1996
12- General Jehangir Karamat January 12, 1996 October 6, 1998
13- General Pervez Musharraf October 6, 1998 November 28, 2007
14- General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani November 29, 2007 November 28, 2013
15- General Raheel Sharif November 29, 2013 Present
02- General Sir Douglas Gracey February 11, 1948 January 16, 1951
03- Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan January 16, 1951 October 26, 1958
04- General Muhammad Musa Khan October 27, 1958 June 17, 1966
05- General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan June 18, 1966 December 20, 1971
06- Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan December 20, 1971 March 3, 1972
07- General Tikka Khan March 3, 1972 March 1, 1976
08- General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq March 1, 1976 August 17, 1988
09- General Mirza Aslam Beg August 17, 1988 August 16, 1991
10- General Asif Nawaz Janjua August 16, 1991 January 8, 1993
11- General Abdul Waheed Kakar January 11, 1993 January 12, 1996
12- General Jehangir Karamat January 12, 1996 October 6, 1998
13- General Pervez Musharraf October 6, 1998 November 28, 2007
14- General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani November 29, 2007 November 28, 2013
15- General Raheel Sharif November 29, 2013 Present
Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider
| Name | Unit | Conflict | Date | Place of Death |
| Captain Muhammad Sarwar | 2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment | War of 1947 | 27 July 1948 | Uri, Kashmir |
| Major Tufail Mohammad | 16th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment | 1958 Border clash with India | 7 August 1958 | Lakshmipur District |
| Major Aziz Bhatti | 17th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment | War of 1965 | 10 September 1965 | Lahore District |
| Major Mohammad Akram | 4th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment | War of 1971 | 1971 | East Pakistan |
| Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed | No. 2 Squadron Minhas | War of 1971 | 20 August 1971 | Thatta, Sindh, West Pakistan |
| Major Shabbir Sharif | 6th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment | War of 1971 | 6 December 1971 | Kargil, Indian Occupied Kashmir |
| Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz | 15th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment | War of 1971 | 8 December 1971 | Wagah-Attari |
| Sawar Muhammad Hussain | 20th Lancers, Armoured Corps | War of 1971 | 10 December 1971 | Zafarwal-Shakargarh |
| Captain Karnal Sher Khan | 12th Battalion of the Northern Light Infantry | Kargil War | 5 July 1999 | Kargil, Indian Occupied Kashmir |
| Havaldar Lalak Jan | 12th Battalion of the Northern Light Infantry | Kargil War | 7 July 1999 | Kargil, Indian Occupied Kashmir |
