Civil Armed Forces

Civil Armed Forces
Service branches
HeadquartersMinistry of Interior, Islamabad
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Minister of Interior Mohsin Raza Naqvi
Personnel
Active personnel291,000 [1]
Related articles
History
RanksArmy ranks and insignia
Naval ranks and insignia
Air Force ranks and insignia

The Civil Armed Forces (CAF) [2] are a group of nine paramilitary, uniformed organisations, separate and distinct from the regular "military" Pakistan Armed Forces. They are responsible for maintaining internal security, helping law enforcement agencies, border control, counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism, riot control, and anti-smuggling under the Ministry of Interior. They frequently operate alongside the Pakistani military in response to natural disasters. During times of war they can have their command transferred to the Ministry of Defence, and effectively combined to form a reserve force for the Pakistani military.

  1. ^ IISS 2024, p. 301
  2. ^ "Protection of Pakistan Act 2014" (PDF). na.gov.pk.