Current Deployments
It is estimated that approximately 60–70% of Pakistani troops are deployed along the India-Pakistan border to counter an invasion threat from India. However, since the start of militancy in the Pakistan Tribal areas in the aftermath of post 9/11 US invasion of Afghanistan more than 150,000 troops have been shifted to Tribal areas and Swat Valley to counter the Taliban invasion. Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, Pakistani military forces have engaged in the War on Terrorism against Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists. Compared to other militaries, it has suffered the highest number of casualties in the war. Those troops along with various paramilitary forces are involved in a protracted fight against extremists in the tribal areas of Pakistan. After the Mumbai incident of 2009 and subsequent standoff with India, several brigades were moved back east. The Pakistan military also assists the Govt in combating natural disasters, such as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the floods in Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan in 2008 and 2010.
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