Pakistan Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pakistan Army Flag of the Pakistani Army Founded August 14, 1947 Country Pakistan Size 550,000 active troops ( Center for Defense Information ) [1] Part of Pakistani Armed Forces Headquarters Rawalpindi , GHQ Motto Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah. Men at their best [ citation needed ] Colour Green and White Commanders Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Notable commanders Field Marshal Ayub Khan General Zia-ul-haq General Pervez Musharraf Aircraft flown Attack Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Bell 412 , Bell 407 Transport Mil Mi-8/17 , Aérospatiale Alouette III , Bell 412 , The Pakistan Army ( Urdu : پاک فوج ) is the most sophisticated branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of th...