General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)
General Headquarters | |
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Rawalpindi in Pakistan | |
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif, participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ), the headquarters of Pakistan Army, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015. | |
Site information | |
Owner | Army |
Site history | |
Built | August 14, 1947 (1947-08-14) |
General Headquarters (GHQ) is the headquarters of Pakistan Army located at Rawalpindi. It was established on 14 August 1947 in Northern Command Headquarters of the British Indian Army.[1][2][3]
The Army GHQ is currently[when?] in the process of shifting to Islamabad.[4]
See also
- Joint Staff Headquarters (Pakistan)
- Air Headquarters (Pakistan Air Force)
- Naval Headquarters (Pakistan Navy)
- Pakistan Armed Forces
References
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^ "Pakistan Army Plans to Shift its Headquarters From Rawalpindi to Islamabad". News18. Retrieved 24 July 2017.