Pakistan Military Postings & UN Peacekeeping Deployments (2024–2026)
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Pakistan Military
Current Status from Public Sources (2024-2026)
📊 SECTION 1: UN PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENTS (CURRENT)
Overall Contribution Statistics
Total Personnel Deployed: ~3,800-8,000 uniformed personnel (sources vary by date)
Global Ranking: 5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping
Total Missions: 7 active UN missions
Historical Contribution: 235,000+ Pakistani peacekeepers served in 48 missions since 1960
Ultimate Sacrifice: 169-170 Pakistani peacekeepers martyred in UN service
Current UN Mission Deployments (2025-2026)
Mission
Full Name
Location
Pakistani Role
MINUSMA
UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission
Mali
Military & Police
MONUSCO
UN Organization Stabilization Mission
Democratic Republic of Congo
Military Observers, FETs
UNMISS
UN Mission in South Sudan
South Sudan
Military, Protection Forces
MINUSCA
UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission
Central African Republic
Military, Female Engagement Teams
UNFICYP
UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Cyprus
Military Observers
UNISFA
UN Interim Security Force for Abyei
Abyei (Sudan/South Sudan border)
Military Contingent
MINURSO
UN Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Military Observers
UNSOS
UN Support Mission in Somalia
Somalia
Support Personnel
Last Updated: April 4, 2026
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🎖️ SECTION 2: SENIOR PAKISTAN ARMY APPOINTMENTS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) & Chief of Defence Forces (CDF)
Position
Officer
Commission Details
Awards
COAS & CDF
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
23rd Frontier Force Regiment, 17th OTS Course
HJ, NI(M), Sword of Honour
Recent Activity: Promoted to Field Marshal on October 26, 2025
CORPS COMMANDERS (Lieutenant Generals)
Corps
Commander
Appointment Date
Unit/Commission
I Corps (Mangla) & Central Command
Lt Gen Nauman Zakaria
May 2024
11 Cavalry (FF), 80 PMA LC
II Corps (Multan)
Lt Gen Ahsan Gulrez
–
9 FF Regiment (Wilde’s), 82 PMA LC
IV Corps (Lahore)
Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah
–
4 Sind Regiment, 80 PMA LC
V Corps (Karachi)
Lt Gen Muhammad Avais Dastgir
–
58 Cavalry, 83 PMA LC
X Corps (Rawalpindi)
Lt Gen Amer Ahsan Nawaz
Sept 2023
3 Baloch Regiment, 82 PMA LC
XI Corps (Peshawar)
Lt Gen Omer Ahmed Bokhari
–
22 Baloch Regiment, 84 PMA LC
XII Corps (Quetta)
Lt Gen Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan
May 2023
1st FF Regiment, 82 PMA LC
XXX Corps (Gujranwala)
Lt Gen Imdad Hussain Shah
–
33 AK Regiment, 83 PMA LC
XXXI Corps (Bahawalpur)
Lt Gen Muhammad Aqeel
–
2 FF Regiment (Guides), 83 PMA LC
FUNCTIONAL & GHQ APPOINTMENTS
Appointment
Officer
Branch
DG ISI (Director General Inter-Services Intelligence) & NSA
Lt Gen Asim Malik
12 Baloch, 80 PMA LC
Chief of General Staff (CGS), GHQ
Lt Gen Syed Aamer Raza
6 Lancers, 22 OTS
Military Secretary, GHQ
Lt Gen Shahid Imtiaz
19 AK Regiment, 22 OTS
DG ISPR (Director General Inter-Services Public Relations)
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry
43 EME
Commander Army Strategic Force Command (ASFC)
Lt Gen Muhammad Shahbaz Khan
3 (SP) Medium Regt Arty, 82 PMA LC
DG Strategic Plans Division (SPD)
Lt Gen Yusuf Jamal
35 FF Regiment, 81 PMA LC
Commander Army Air Defence Command
Lt Gen Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
127 LOMAD Regt, 80 PMA LC
Engineer-in-Chief
Lt Gen Kashif Nazir
314 Assault Engineers, 81 PMA LC
Inspector General Arms
Lt Gen Sarfraz Ahmed
148 Light AD (SP) Regt, 82 PMA LC
Quarter Master General (QMG)
Lt Gen Muhammad Hassan Khattak
16 FF Regiment, 84 PMA LC
Adjutant General (AG)
Lt Gen Azhar Waqas
12 Punjab Regiment, 84 PMA LC
Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS)
Lt Gen Inayat Hussain
2 FF Regiment (Guides), 84 PMA LC
DG Joint Staff (JS)
Lt Gen Tabassum Habib
117 Medium Regt Arty, 84 PMA LC
IG Training & Evaluation
Lt Gen Muhammad Aamer Najam
19 Sind Regiment, 84 PMA LC
CHAIRMAN BOARDS & ORGANIZATIONS
Organization
Chairman
Background
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
1 Engineer Bn, 80 PMA LC
Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)
Lt Gen Tahir Hameed Shah
60 Medium Regt Arty, 82 PMA LC
Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Lt Gen Shakir Ullah Khattak
13 Lancers, 83 PMA LC
NADRA
Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
39 Punjab, 81 PMA LC
National Defence University (NDU)
Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar
6 Lancers, 81 PMA LC
👥 SECTION 3: PAKISTANI LEADERSHIP IN UN PEACEKEEPING
Senior UN Appointments
Position
Officer
Appointment Period
Mission
UN Police Adviser
Faisal Shahkar (Police)
Oct 2022 – Present
UN Headquarters, New York
Force Commander MINURSO
Maj Gen Zia Ur Rehman
2019-2022
Western Sahara
UNMOGIP Chief
Maj Gen Ramon Guardado Sanchez (Mexico)
Dec 2024 – Present
India-Pakistan Observer Group
Note: Faisal Shahkar has 30+ years experience, former IG Police Pakistan, 9 years UN service
thediplomaticinsight.com
Notable Female Peacekeepers (2024-2025)
Officer
Rank
Mission
Achievement
Major Sania Safdar
Major
UNFICYP (Cyprus)
UN Gender Advocacy Award 2024; established cross-community women’s cooperative
Major Komal Masood
Major
MINUSCA (CAR)
UN Gender Advocacy Award 2024; increased women’s participation in security councils by 40%
Major Hina Affan
Major
UNMISS (South Sudan)
Military Observer monitoring ceasefire in Juba
Major Samia Rehman
Major
MONUSCO (DRC)
UN Certificate of Appreciation 2019; mediated release of 15 child soldiers
Pakistan achieved UN’s 15% female participation target by 2019
thediplomaticinsight.com
🏆 SECTION 4: RECENT RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
UN Medals & Commendations (2024-2025)
Date
Unit
Mission
Recognition
May 2024
272 Pakistani Peacekeepers
UNMISS (Bentiu, South Sudan)
UN Medals for flood protection; built dikes protecting 300,000 people
Dec 2025
Pakistani Contingent
MINUSCA (Central African Republic)
UN gratitude for election security support
2024
Maj Saad Sultan
UNMISS
Force Commander Commendation Card
Posthumous Honors
Name
Role
Award
Year
Muhammad Zafar Abbas
Civilian, UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Dag Hammarskjold Medal
2024
📋 SECTION 5: DEFENCE ATTACHÉS & FOREIGN POSTINGS
Recent Defence Attaché Appointments
According to available sources, Defence Attachés from over 20 countries are based in Islamabad
mofa.gov.pk. However, specific Pakistani Defence Attaché postings abroad are not detailed in publicly available sources due to operational security considerations.
Key Notes:
Defence/Service Attachés appointments are handled by D-17 Section, Army Wing mofa.gov.pk
Appointments require clearance through Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Attachés serve in different wings: Trade & Commerce, Defence, Press, Community & Welfare
🎯 SECTION 6: MAJOR GENERAL APPOINTMENTS (SELECTED KEY POSTS)
Note: Pakistan Army has 168 Major Generals (including 27 from Army Medical Corps)
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Directorates General (DG) at GHQ
Directorate
Officer
Branch
DG Military Intelligence (MI)
Maj Gen Wajid Aziz
39 Punjab, 86 PMA LC
DG Counter-Terrorism (CT)
Maj Gen Akif Iqbal
37 Punjab, 84 PMA LC
DG Personnel
Maj Gen Adil Yamin
13 FF Regiment, 84 PMA LC
DG Infantry
Maj Gen Muhammad Ahsan Khattak
20 FF Regiment, 83 PMA LC
DG Artillery
Maj Gen Amir Naveed Warraich
149 Field Regt Arty, 83 PMA LC
DG Armoured Corps
Maj Gen Zafar Iqbal Marwat
11 Cavalry (FF), 83 PMA LC
DG Engineers
Maj Gen Muhammad Yasir Elahi
314 Assault Engineers
DG Army Aviation
Maj Gen Nadeem Yousaf
Army Aviation, 87 PMA LC
DG Logistics
Maj Gen Omer Naseem
5th Horse, 89 PMA LC
DG Military Operations (MO)
Maj Gen Kashif Abdullah
31 Punjab, 89 PMA LC
DG Welfare & Rehabilitation
Maj Gen Dilawar Khan
47 Field Regt Arty, 84 PMA LC
Division Commanders (GOCs)
Division
Location
Commander
17 Infantry Division
Kharian
Maj Gen Azhar Yasin (23 Sindh, 88 PMA LC)
14 Infantry Division
Okara
Maj Gen Waseem Iftikhar Cheema (2 AK, 89 PMA LC)
7 Infantry Division
Miranshah
Maj Gen Adil Iftikhar Warriach (41 AK, 92 PMA LC)
34 Light Infantry Division
Chilas
Maj Gen Amjad Aziz Mughal (39 Punjab, 92 PMA LC)
8 Infantry Division
Sialkot
Maj Gen Zulfikar Shaheen (3 Punjab, 92 PMA LC)
44 Infantry Division
Gwadar
Maj Gen Habib Nawaz (36 Baloch, 92 PMA LC)
11 Infantry Division
Lahore
Maj Gen Muhammad Faisal Ghaffar Rana (NLI)
26 Mechanized Division
Bahawalpur
Maj Gen Nauman Manzoor Awan (9 FF Wilde’s)
19 Infantry Division
Mangla
Maj Gen Muhammad Asim (21 Baloch)
10 Infantry Division
Lahore
Maj Gen Atif Bashir (3 Punjab)
12 Infantry Division
Murree
Maj Gen Zarar Mehmood (FF, 94 PMA LC)
37 Infantry Division
Kharian
Maj Gen Bilal Mehmood (9 Punjab, 94 PMA LC)
40 Infantry Division
Okara
Maj Gen Mudasser Saeed (5 Sindh, 94 PMA LC)
16 Infantry Division
Pano Aqil
Maj Gen Muhammad Shamraiz Khan (Corps of Artillery)
Strategic Forces Commanders
Command
Location
Commander
Strategic Forces South (SFS)
Petaro
Maj Gen Syed Abbas Ali (45 Field Regt Arty)
Strategic Forces North (SFN)
Sargodha
Maj Gen Yasir Nawaz Janjua (Corps of Artillery, 89 PMA LC)
Logistics Area Commanders
Location
Commander
Karachi
Maj Gen Majid Jahangir (9 Punjab, 84 PMA LC) / Maj Gen Rashid Mehmood (29 Cav, 84 PMA LC)
Peshawar
Maj Gen Muhammad Atif Mansha (12 Medium Regt Arty, 85 PMA LC)
Multan
Maj Gen Muhammad Farhan Yousaf (6 Punjab, 87 PMA LC)
Quetta
Maj Gen Ahsan Waqas Kayani (5 Baloch, 88 PMA LC)
Gujranwala
Maj Gen Shahid Pervaiz (9 NLI, 87 PMA LC)
📌 SECTION 7: SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS & ORGANIZATIONS
Frontier Corps Inspectors General
FC Command
Location
IG
FC Balochistan (North)
Quetta
Maj Gen Muhammad Atif Mujtaba (38 AK HAT, 94 PMA LC)
FC Balochistan (South)
Quetta
Not publicly listed
FC KPK (North)
Peshawar
Not publicly listed
FC KPK (South)
Bannu
Not publicly listed
Key Training & Educational Institutions
Institution
Commandant/Principal
Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul
Maj Gen Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhary (30 SP Heavy Regt Arty, 86 PMA LC)
Command & Staff College, Quetta
Maj Gen Naseem Anwar (19 FF Regiment, 87 PMA LC)
School of Armour & Mechanized Warfare, Nowshera
Maj Gen Kamran Ahmad (26 Cavalry, 90 PMA LC)
School of Army Air Defence, Malir
Maj Gen Asif Mahmood Goraya (Army AD, 84 PMA LC)
Research & Development Organizations
Organization
DG/Head
National Defence Complex (NDC)
Maj Gen Mohammad Ejaz Mirza (7 Field Regt Arty, 83 PMA LC)
Research & Development Establishment (RDE)
Maj Gen Shahid Manzoor (2 Field Regt Arty, 84 PMA LC)
Military Vehicles R&D (MVRDE)
Maj Gen Khurram Anwar Qadri (10 EME, superseded)
🔐 IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS
Classification & Accuracy Notes
Source Limitations: All information compiled from publicly available sources
Temporal Accuracy:
Military appointments change frequently through reshuffles
This document reflects data available as of May 2026
Some positions may have changed since last public announcement
Operational Security:
Real-time posting information is classified for operational security
Defence Attaché postings abroad are not fully disclosed publicly
Sensitive appointments (ISI, SPD, Strategic Forces) have limited public detail
UN Peacekeeping Numbers:
Personnel numbers fluctuate based on mission requirements
