213 Regular Commissioning Course at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Note: This article discusses 213 Regular Commissioning Course at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst & Chief Guest of the ceremony COAS General Bajwa.
Royal Military Academy...
Pakistan Army’s Cyber Command
Note: This article discusses about Pakistan Army's cyber command as well as cyber commands of other forces. Article sheds light on importance of cyber...
The next Mig-21 of Indian Air Force
By the term next Mig-21, here I mean the next bird in the Indian Air Force which is destined to face a similar fate...
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (NH)
Note: This article is written to pay tribute to Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (NH) on his 64th martyrdom anniversary.
The second recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, Major...
National Security
Construction of Hindu Temple & Propaganda against Pakistan
From the last couple of days, we are witnessing this nonstop propaganda by some elements within Pakistan and outside...
Strategical Arsenal
Explained: Pakistan’s Missiles, Why We Test Them?
As defense analysts, this question is a no-brainer. Our missiles are an essential component of our defense strategy and...
Air
Pakistan’s GIDS Unveils MALE UAV
Pakistan defence conglomerate Global Defence and Industrial Solutions (GIDS) has unveiled an armed version of its SHAHPAR-II medium altitude...
Sea
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency & It’s Role
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency is a law enforcement service and the one of the six uniform service branch...
Land
Pakistan Army’s “9M133 Kornet” Anti-Tank Guided Missile
The 9M133 Kornet (Russian: Корнет; "Cornet", NATO reporting name AT-14 Spriggan, export designation Kornet-E) is a modern Russian man-portable...
Mi-35 M Attack Helicopters of Pakistan Army Aviation
Mi-24/Mi-35 "Export Variants: Hind D & Hind E”, NATO Reporting Name “Hind”. Mi-35 is Russian Large Attack Helicopter. It...
Toyota Hilux (Utility vehicle)
The Toyota Hilux is Japanese design 4 wheeled pickup truck considered the smaller sibling of the also iconic Land...
Pakistan Inducts HQ-9P HIMADS
ARMY AIR DEFENCE CENTRE KARACHI
SINDH
The Pakistan Army today commissioned the HQ-9P High to Medium Air Defense System (HIMADS) into...
Artillery Guns in Service with Pakistan Army
Artillery stands for long range gun with high caliber and ammo size to target enemies, beyond the range of...
Historic Battles
History
Sikh Genocide: “Operation Blue Star”
(1st June 1984 - 8th June 1984).
Indian Military carried out action Code Name "Operation Blue Star" in which Millions of Sikhs were systematically murdered...
History
When The Mountains Moved: How Pakistan Built A Nuclear Bomb
PSF presents a fun, easy-to-understand and exciting chronological thread on the extraordinary journey that led to Pakistan’s finest hour and the most pivotal moment...
History
Pakistan’s Nuclear Test & Reaction of Muslim World
Even though Pakistan's nuclear program was meant for deterrence against 3x bigger regional nuclear rival India but due to active participation in Arab- the...
Blogs
Counter Terrorism: The War or Narratives
Terrorism is one of the worst things the world has experienced since the dawn of the 21st century. After the 9/11 attacks, US invaded...
Pakistan Dispatches Relief Goods to Afghan Brothers after Deadly Earthquake
Earthquake in Afghanistan
On 22 June, 2022 midnight at 1.54 am, a deadly earthquake of Magnitude 5.9 was observed in the eastern areas of Afghanistan...
BECA Pact: Increased Indo-US Cooperation (A Critical Assessment)
Ever since the decline of the cold war, the US tries to maintain its hegemony. This is a zero-sum approach, that is meant to...
Return of Taliban – What lies ahead for Pakistan
A delightfully unanticipated series of developments that occurred in quick succession in Afghanistan over the last weekend, left the world dumbfound. No one could...
Pakistan Military’s Defense Budget & Major Procurements (2018-2022)
Pakistan is a nation that is geographically surrounded in a troubled region, on one hand there is the unstable Afghanistan / Iran in the...
Tunneling Institute of Pakistan (TIP)
On 20th July 2022, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated the state of the art Tunneling Institute of Pakistan...
International Affairs
International Affairs
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
A Geneva based organization, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) released a document about Expenditure on Nuclear Weapons by 9 N-Powers. According to that documents, in 2019, 9 Nuclear States spent about $72.9 billion on their Nuclear Arsenal....
The Shining Stars of Russian Ukraine Conflict
World history is full of conflicts. Man has been fighting each other throughout its existence. There has never been a time where in some...
PAKISTAN, TTP AND IEA
The 9/11 attacks started a chapter of endless wars across the globe. The United States of America along with its allies started the war...
Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC) 2023
Pakistan Strategic Forum analysts visited the soft launch ceremony of the Pakistan Navy-backed Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference 2023 (PIMEC 2023). The event...
Exclusive on Salient Features of The Updated Political Map of Pakistan
Since Pakistan has released new "Political Map". Pakistan has maintained its principled position on self-determination for Kashmiris while strengthening Pakistan’s claim over all parts...
Articles
Pakistan Navy’s RAS ATR-72 Sea Eagle MPA
The RAS-72 Sea Eagle is a modern turboprop Maritime Patrol Aircraft intended for maritime Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR), Anti-Submarine (ASW) and...
Exclusive on Dassault Rafale, F-16 Fighting Falcon, JF-17 Thunder Block-3 & Way Forward For PAF
In November 2009, a squad of F-22 Raptors from the US Air Force 1st Fighter Wing in Virginia flew to UAE to train with...
Exclusive on Modernization & Capabilities Of Pakistan Navy’s Submarine Fleet
Pakistan Navy’s Submarine Fleet
Diesel-Electric attack submarine (SSK): Total 5 Units
a) Agosta-70, Hashmat Class (SSK): 2 Units.
b) Agosta-90B, Khalid Class (SSP:): 3...
NASR Tactical Ballistic Missile: A Death To Indian Cold Start Doctrine
South Asia, the southern part of the largest continent in the World, holding up to a quarter of world population in major regional, and...
Pakistan’s Viper IFV
An Infantry Fighting Vehicle IFV is a type of armored fighting vehicle used to carry Infantry troops to battle and provide direct fire support...
JIT Report of Lyari Gangster Uzair Baloch’s Confesses to spying for Iranian Intelligence (IRGC)
(Detail of his activities in Iran)
The JIT was formed in February 2016 and presented its findings in early May 2016.
According to the JIT report,...
National Security
PTM and Pashtunistan: A War on Pakistan
Pashtunistan means the "Land of Pashtuns". It stretches from south of Amu River in Afghanistan to west of the Indus River in Pakistan, including...
Exclusive Report on FATF and Pakistan
Most members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) have recognized Pakistan's efforts to improve its counter-terrorism financing (CTF) and Money laundering. But FATF...
Pakistan-US Relations Post Donald Trump: Implications of Changed US Presidency on Pakistan
Introduction
Pakistan-United states relations is referred to as a dyadic relationship. The US has created bilateral relationship with Pakistan since Pakistan’s inception i.e., 14 august...
Personalities and Factors Involved in Formulation of Foreign Policy
Foreign policy stands for the equations of relations a country wants to have with other states both on the regional and global level. In...
Air
Predominant Weapons Systems of Pakistan Armed Forces at Pakistan Day Parade
Shahpar-II MALE UAV
The GIDS Shahpar II is a medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) tactical UAV.
Operations
It provides SATCOM & Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) roles with...
Hisar Surface to Air Missile System
Hisar as clear from its name, which means fort simultaneously in three major languages such Turkish, Arabic and Urdu, is air defense missile system...
HAL LCA Tejas: Shocking Report, 60% Fleet Grounded
Indian Air Force officials and officers are reportedly extremely dismayed and demoralized due to the Indian government ordering LCA Tejas at Aero India 2021...
Land
Baktar Shikan Anti-Tank Guided Missile Weapon System
Baktar Shikan is a Pakistani version of the Chinese HJ-8 or Hongjian-8. Baktar Shikan is a second-generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile. Baktar...
VT-4 MBT: Deadliest Horse of Pakistan Army Armoured Corps
Background and Induction
Pakistan's armored has always been the backbone of ground forces and performed extensively well in the Wars and proved it’s might in...
Features of Al-Zarrar Main Battle Tank of Pakistan Army
Type: Main Battle Tank.
Designed: 1990.
Built Upon: Type 59 tank.
Designer: Heavy Industries Taxila.
Number built: 700.
Operator: Pakistan Army.
Weight: 44 tons.
Length: 31.17 ft.
Width: 10.83...
Acquiring The Punch: Cobra Gunship Helicopter
Genesis
In the wake of 1979 Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan emerged as a front-line state against the communist expansion. Europeans and the Americans were...