Military branches:
Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
17-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 48,453,305
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 44,898,096 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 37,945,440
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 37,381,549 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 2,237,723
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 2,104,906 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
3% of GDP (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]