Military branches:
Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2008)
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: 42,633,765
females age 16-49:
40,114,017 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 33,690,322
females age 16-49:
32,602,910 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 2,089,936
female:
1,964,090 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
3% of GDP (2007 est.)
