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Women and religion in the Pakistan Army

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Women and religion Pakistan Army Main articles:  Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces  and  Pakistan Army Chaplain Corps The entrance and the main gate of the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul,  ca. 2007 Since the establishment of the army in 1947, the women have been part of the Pakistan Army, and currently there are ~4,000 women are serving in administrative positions in the department of the army. [157]  In the past, the women were inducted in the Women's Guard Section of the  Army National Guard  who were trained in medical works, welfare, and clerical positions but the combat positions have been opened to women due to shortage in the qualifications filled by males in the combat positions. [158] In the Islamic world, Pakistan has a distinction of appointing and promoting women to the general officer ranks, the  major-generals , in the army, and Major-General  Shahida Malik  was the first woman army officer and military...
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Civil engineering and construction

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Civil engineering and construction [ edit ] Main articles:  Civil engineering  and  Karakoram Highway Since the 1970s, the Pakistan Army's engineering formations have been involved in  civil engineering  of the important landmarks in the country,  hydroelectricity ,  power generation ,  dams , and  national freeways . [150] The Pakistan Army builds major civil engineering landmarks in the country, including the  Karakoram Highway ,  Skardu Airport , and the  national security sites  in  Kahuta . [150]  The  Frontier Works Organization  of the army, has built several infrastructure with the  Corps of Engineers  in all over the country, and has built the communications lines in Northern Pakistan through its  Special Communications Organization  (SCO). [150] The Corps of Engineers are the major civil engineering contractor and engineering consultant employed by the  federa...
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Israel–Pakistan relations

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Israel–Pakistan relations   (Redirected from  Pakistan-Israel relations ) Jump to navigation Jump to search Israeli–Pakistani relations Israel Pakistan Israel-Pakistan relations  refers to the bilateral relations between the  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  and the  State of Israel , which have varied from non-recognition to close coordination during the  Soviet–Afghan War . Both states were established based on ideological declarations (see  Two-Nation Theory  and  Homeland for the Jewish people ) in 1947 from  British Empire . Diplomatic ties have not been established and Pakistan has refused to recognize Israel. [1]  Nevertheless, Pakistan and Israel use their  Embassies at Istanbul  to mediate or exchange information with each other. In 2010, Pakistan is believed to have used its embassy in Istanbul to pass on information about a terror group to Israel according to  WikiLeaks . Co...
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