| Joint Staff Headquarters | |
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.png) Patch of the Inter-Services of Pakistan Armed Forces. | |
 The courtyard of the JS HQ in Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan. | |
 Interactive map of Joint Staff Headquarters | |
| Alternative names | JS HQ |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival,Modern, andStripped Classicism |
| Location | Chaklala,Rawalpindi-46210,Punjab inPakistan |
| Coordinates | 33°35′45″N73°05′24″E / 33.59593°N 73.09004°E /33.59593; 73.09004 |
| Year built | 1972–77 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (MoD) |
| Design and construction | |
| Engineer | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
| Designations | JS HQ |
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| JS HQ Website | |
TheJoint Staff Headquarters (reporting name:JS HQ), is the military headquarters of thePakistan Armed Forces at the vicinity of theChaklala,Rawalpindi,Punjab in Pakistan.
Constructed on an accelerated schedule in 1972, the JS HQ, which also includes the post ofArmy GHQ, serves as a principle headquarters of thePakistan Armed Forces with concerns relating to higher direction of war, operational planning, and deterrence developments.: 46 [1]
From 1947–71, the Pakistan'sArmy GHQ had been a central and focal strategic planning center for military operations with most taken on army's point of view.: 180 [2] The Pakistani troops and sailors deployed in theEastern Command and the Western formations had foughtIndian Armed Forces without the mission clarity and without the ground, air, and sea line of strategic communication.: 41 [2]
TheWar Enquiry Commission was very critical of the performance of the military from 1947–71, and stressed it on a singular command structure to provide combat synergy between nation's each armed service.: 145 [3] In 1976, the bureaucratic structure was modeled and build in an accelerated schedule by establishing the JS HQ, which was set up to improve coordination, command, and communication between the branches of thePakistan Armed Forces.[4] In 1977, the JS HQ began to issue directives on mission parameters and requirements for development of nuclear weapon design to the nation's weapons laboratories.: 47 [1]: 331–332 [5]
In 1984—86, many of the Army GHQ's directorates, mainly the weapon system procurement, deployments, weapon selections, and overall mission preparedness and execution of the military operations, were transferred to the JS HQ in light of recommendations provided by the War Enquiry Commission (1975) and thePackard Commission (1985).: 48–50 [1] This directive strengthened the role of the JS HQ's command and control of the Pakistani military with chiefs of the staff of army, navy, and air force, still maintain their control of their respected services.: 49 [1]
Besides the nuclear command and control, the JS HQ provides the control, clarity, mission parameters, objectives, selection of weapon system to nation's armed services to execute the mission and attain objectives.: 48–49 [1]
The Director of the Joint Staff, an army officer holding a rank ofLieutenant-General, controls the office operations of the JS HQ, and oversees the directorates run by either aRear-Admiral or anAir Marshal.: 49 [1]
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