Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Defence (Urdu: وزارت دفاع; Transliteration: Wazarat-e-Difa) was created on 14 August 1947 from the partitioning of Ministry of Defence of India, with Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan taking the additional charge as first Minister of Defence. From 1947 until 1971, the MoD was highly centralised with decision-making process and defence policies was solely depended on the General Headquarters (Pakistan Army) in Rawalpindi, Punjab. In 1973, the Constitution of Pakistan provided the legal existence and its concise functionary role in defined Part XII, Chapter II, which strongly supported the civilian control of the military to prevent any misadventures affecting the national integrity of Pakistan. Unlike the other federal ministries, the MoD is still based in Rawalpindi, near the vicinity of GHQ and the JS HQ. In its current mission parameters, the MoD is works to execute the defence policy and coordinates its functions among the different agencies and contractors relating to defence. The MoD also grants security clearances under British-styled Official Secrets Act to those involved in programs related to national security. ==Organizational structure==

The Minister of Defence, appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, is an elected member of Parliament of Pakistan who is a head of the ministry per accordance to the Constitution. The Defence minister is assisted by the Secretary of Defence and Parliamentary Secretary of Defence to oversee the bureaucratic matters and issues relating to administering the civil affairs between the military and the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad. The following is a simplified representation of the MoD's senior leadership: File:Flag of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.svg|Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png|Secretariat-I Army File:Roundel of Pakistan.svg|Secretariat-II Air Force File:Roundel of Pakistan – Naval Aviation.svg|Secretariat-III Navy File:Pakistan Inter Services (Emblem).png|Joint Staff Headquarters File:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg|Pakistan Army File:Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg|Pakistan Navy File:Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg|Pakistan Air Force File:Crest of pmsa.jpg|Maritime Security Agency File:Military-Engineer-Services-Pakistan-MES-Logo-1.jpg|Military Lands and Cantonments Department Restructuring In the past, the Aviation Division (established in 2013) and Ministry of Defence Production (established in 2004) were also part of the MoD. ==See also==