Conspiracy theorists believe his conflict with certain members of the Pakistani military ( Rawalpindi conspiracy ) or suppression of Communists and antagonism towards the Soviet Union, were potential reasons for his assassination.

During this time, strong nationalistic sentiments in East Pakistan were perceived by the Pakistani Armed Forces and the central military government.

" The document further states that the parents of those Pakistani nationals " know nothing regarding their child's military involvement with the Taliban until their bodies are brought back to Pakistan.

Throughout the 1980s, the Afghan military was heavily involved in fighting against the multi-national Mujahiddin rebel groups who were largely funded by the United States and trained by the Pakistani Armed Forces.

With the backing and support of the Pakistani Armed Force, the Taliban began creating a new military force purely based on Islam's Sharia law.

Other foreign deployments have consisted of Pakistani military personnel as advisers in African and Arab countries.

Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, Pakistani military forces have engaged in the War on Terrorism against Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists.

It is an all volunteer military, but conscription can be enacted at the request of the President with the approval of the Pakistani parliament.

Members of the Pakistani military hold a rank, either that of officer or enlisted, and can be promoted.

The following table summarizes current Pakistani military troop levels:

From 1995-2001, the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence and military are widely alleged by the international community to have provided support to the Taliban.

Since the creation of the Taliban, the ISI and the Pakistani military have given financial, logistical and military support.

Peter Tomsen stated that up until 9 / 11 Pakistani military and ISI officers along with thousands of regular Pakistani armed forces personnel had been involved in the fighting in Afghanistan.

In 2001 alone, according to several international sources, 28, 000-30, 000 Pakistani nationals, 14, 000-15, 000 Afghan Taliban and 2, 000-3, 000 Al Qaeda militants were fighting against anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan as a roughly 45, 000 strong military force.

" The document further states that the parents of those Pakistani nationals " know nothing regarding their child's military involvement with the Taliban until their bodies are brought back to Pakistan.

The same year Russia said, Pakistan was responsible for the " military expansion " of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan by sending large numbers of Pakistani troops some of whom had subsequently been taken as prisoners by the anti-Taliban United Front.

The role of the Pakistani military has been described by international observers as well as by the anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Massoud as a " creeping invasion ".

In November 2001, before the capture of Kunduz by United Front troops under the command of Mohammad Daud Daud, thousands of top commanders and regular fighters of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agents and military personnel, and other volunteers and sympathizers in the Kunduz airlift, dubbed the Airlift of Evil by US military forces around Kunduz and subsequently used as a term in media reports, were evacuated and airlifted out of Kunduz by Pakistan Army cargo aircraft to Pakistan Air Force air bases in Chitral and Gilgit in Pakistan's Northern Areas.

" The Dubai government ordered Tecom to shut down the popular independent Pakistani news channels Geo News and ARY One World on the demand of Pakistan's military regime led by General Pervez Musharraf.

This began the war between the Pakistani military and the Mukhti Bahini.

Moreover, noting that India was using the violence committed by all sides during this Pakistani civil war as a pretext for a possible military intervention, they suspected that India had aggressive intentions.

Cavalry or mounted gendarmerie units continue to be maintained for purely or primarily ceremonial purposes by the United States, British, French, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Chilean, Portuguese, Moroccan, Nepalese, Nigerian, Venezuelan, Brazilian, Peruvian, Paraguayan, Polish, Argentine, Senegalese, Jordanian, Pakistani, Indian, Spanish and Bulgarian armed forces.

Due to poor relations between the two countries, instead of exchanging ambassadors Iran maintains an interests section at the Pakistani embassy in Washington, D. C., while the United States has maintained an interests section at the Swiss embassy in Tehran.

Jessore Airfield was inside the cantonment area and Pakistani troops maintained control of both throughout the operation.

Pakistani forces maintained their positions throughout the operation, and had arrested the Bengali EPR personnel in Khulna on 25 March.

* The Pakistani army maintained operational security, for the most part, before the operation commenced.

* RISE-PAK, Relief and Information Systems for Earthquakes Pakistan, an information-sharing web portal developed and maintained by a consortium of experts from American and Pakistani universities

The election results truly reflected the ugly political reality: the division of the Pakistani electorate along regional lines and political polarization of the country between the two wings, East and West Pakistan.

The election results truly reflected the ugly political reality: the division of the Pakistani electorate along regional lines and political polarization of the country between the two wings, East Pakistan and West Pakistan.

* 12th Infantry Division ( Pakistan ), is a Pakistani Army infantry division currently based in Murree, Punjab

The Pakistani division, despite continued resistance by isolated units, had ceased to exist as a coherent combat formation.

This division also had 5 field artillery regiments, a light anti aircraft regiment, a commando battalion ( the 3rd ), all of which contained a majority of Pakistani personnel, in various East Pakistani bases.

Pakistani army had airlifted the 9th and 16th infantry division to Bangladesh by April 10 and was poised to seize the initiative.

The surprise attack on 1 November by the brigade with armour supported by two regiments of 25 pounders and a regiment of 3. 7 inch guns, forced the pass and pushed the tribal / Pakistani forces back to Matayan and later Dras.

This led to the Pakistani brigade group being left extremely vulnerable to air attack, vehicles becoming bogged in terrain not suitable for the movement of armoured vehicles as they tried to deploy off a single track, these being more susceptible to enemy fire by using external fuel storage in tactical combat, attempting to execute a night attack over unfamiliar terrain, and infantry being surprised by obstacles to troop movement causing confusion and stalling the attack during the crucial hours of darkness, when the assaulting infantry still had a measure of concealment from Indian small arms and infantry support weapon fire.

Khan – W. Pakistani ) and the 53rd Field Regiment ( CO – Lt. Col. Yakub Malik ), along with the 88th and 171st mortar ( 120mm ) batteries, the brigade signal company ( CO Major Bahar – Bengali ), 40th Field Ambulance ( CO: Lt. Col. A. N. M Jahangir – Bengali ), Brigade workshop and Field intelligence unit was situated in the base.

Mortar Battery ) of the 313st brigade, a Pakistani column attacked Khadimnagar on April 9 night, and drove out Bengali troops by 3: 00 AM after a hand to hand battle, who retreated to Haripur.

Pakistani forces: The 22nd Frontier Force regiment ( 75 % strength-CO Lt. Col. Shams ) was posted in Khulna, attached to the 107th brigade.

On April 10, 3 EPR companies took position to block the Pakistani 57th infantry brigade at Nagarbari.

Pakistani forces: The 23rd brigade ( CO Brig.

29th Cavalry ( 55 tanks, 50 % Bengali personnel, CO Lt Col. Sagir Hissain Syed-Pakistani ), the only tank regiment in East Pakistan was at Rangpur, along with the brigade signals, engineers and the 10th Field Ambulance ( CO Lt. Col. Masud – W. Pakistani ).