Main Military Schools, Training Centres and Depots
- School/Centre/Depot, Location
- Baloch Regimental Centre, Abbotabad
- Frontier Force Regimental Centre
- HQ, School of Mountain Warfare (mobile detachments, elements in Skardu)
- Pakistan Military Academy
- Azad Kashmir Regimental Centre, Attock
- Special Service Group (SSG) (also at Cherat and the Parachute School, Peshawar
- Corps of Military Police Centre, Dera Ismail Khan
- Punjab Regimental Centre, Mardan
- Schools of Army Education, Logistics and Intelligence Murree
- Schools and Centres of Armour, Artillery, Service Corps, Nowshera
- Parachute School (SSG) Peshawar
- Sindh Regimental Centre, Petaro
- Command and Staff College Quetta
- School of Infantry and Tactics
- Aviation Centre and School Rawalpindi
- Military College of Electrical & Mechanical Engg
- Army Medical College
- Military College of Signals
- Military College of Engineering Risalpur
Army Procurement
Main Battle Tanks
Al-Khalid
Pakistan's efforts to develop its own indigenous tank, the Al-Khalid, suffered initially from difficulties over the supply of power/transmission packs from a European source, As a result of co-operation with Ukraine over the T-80 Main Battle Tank (MBT), the Ukranian Malyshev Plant sold engine and gearbox units for the Al-Khalid to Pakistan in September 2000, and was contracted to provide a total of 315 packs. In November 2000 Pakistan announced that the Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) facility would build a pre-production batch of Al-Khalids in co-operation with the China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). The first 15 Al-Khalids appeared in July 2001. The production rate in 2004 was estimated by HIT to be 45-60 annually, dependent on budget allocation, and some 220 were in service as of May 2008. Development continues, with modifications in the fire control system and linkage.
Upgraded T-59
Though superseded by the Al-Khalid as the Pakistan Army's first line MBT, the Phase III Al-Zarrar version of the Type 59 has been upgraded and is adequate for training and emergency combat use. The program is centered on fitting a 125mm smoothbore main gun, an upgraded computerised fire control system and ATCOP TR3 laser range-finder, together with DNS 3 image intensifier. Both Thales and Sagem night vision equipment is under trial. Improved armour protection has also been fitted in the shape of an external anti-mine plate on the chassis and Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA). Unlike the Al-Khalid MBT, the 125mm main gun is not fitted with an auto-loader, so the Al-Zarrar has a fourth crew member for this purpose. The army has ordered 400 upgraded tanks of the holding od some 1,000, with the remainder being phased out as the Khalids enter service. The first batch of 80 was handed over in February 2004. it is unlikely Pakistan will seek to purchase MBTs from other sources in the forseeable future, and that it will concentrate on continuing close cooperation with China in this as in other aspects of military development.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
HIT has developed a number of M113A1 variants for the Pakistan Army. These include:
1. The Maaz is a modified M113A1 fitted with a Baktar Shikan anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW). The shape of the M113A1 has been modified, extending its nose slightly and adding additional diesel fuel tanks on the back.
2. Mouz - Modified M 113 fitted with RBS 70.
3. Talha - Modified M 113 APC.
4. Saad - Modified M 113 APC.
5. Al-Hamza - Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) (25mm cannon).
6. Al-Qaswa - logistics vehicle.
7. Sakb - Command post vehicle.
8. Al-Hadeed - Recovery vehicle (modified Talha)
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