Joint Staff Headquarters (Pakistan)
The Joint Staff Headquarters (reporting name:JS HQ), is the joint-field operations secretariat and principal headquarters of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee established after Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in Rawalpindi. It is situated next to the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army. The JS HQ served as the principle headquarters of Pakistan Armed Forces and concerned authorities relating the defence and strategic developments.
| Joint Staff Headquarters | |
|---|---|
| Type | Headquarters |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Controlled by | Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Condition | Active Service |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1972 |
| Built by | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
| In use | Pakistan Armed Forces |
The JS HQ was set up to improve coordination, command and communication between the three branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces.[1]
Joint Staff Command in Media
General Peter Pace reviewing parade
A briefing sessions of Inter-Services personnel at JS HQ.
Admiral Mike Mullen reviewing parade
An outside view of JS HQ
See also
References
- Zafar Iqbal Cheema (24 August 2000). "Pakistan's Nuclear Use Doctrine and Command & Control". In James J. Wirtz; Peter R. Lavoy; Scott D. Sagan (eds.). Planning the Unthinkable: How New Powers Will Use Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons. Cornell University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0801487040. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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