The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1032: Begging for Alms and Military Purchases

Islamabad.

This is a newly emerging city with an excellent geographical location. It is backed by the majestic Himalayas and faces the vast Indus River Plain. To the east is the beautiful Rawal Lake and to the west is an open river valley. It has beautiful scenery and a pleasant environment. It is less than 100 kilometers away from Peshawar.

When India and Pakistan were partitioned and Pakistan was founded, its capital was originally in Karachi in southern Pakistan. However, the strategic depth there was shallow and there was no room for development, so Pakistan rebuilt this new city, and it has only been 40 years since then.

The Islamabad Capital Area has many modern buildings and traditional Islamic features. It is divided into administrative, embassy, ​​residential, industrial, commercial, and green areas. The entire urban area covers an area of ​​909 square kilometers.

Originally, Islamabad was close to the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan, but with Pakistan's seizure of the Kashmir region in the last India-Pakistan war and the establishment of the State of Khalistan, it has become far away from the war.

The benefits to Pakistan after taking over Kashmir and establishing the State of Khalistan are self-evident. For example, it has enabled Islamabad to develop very rapidly, and now Islamabad can be called a modern city.

The China-Pakistan Railway runs from China's Kashgar region, through Kashmir, via Islamabad, and finally reaches the Gwadar Port. In addition to the China-Pakistan Railway, a China-Pakistan Highway has been built, which also passes through Islamabad.

The improvement in transportation has promoted the development of Islamabad. In addition, Panshan Group’s operation of Gwadar Port has made Gwadar Port a large port city, bringing huge benefits to Pakistan.

Pakistan has made a fortune just from selling land and real estate development.

At this time, there was no atmosphere of war in Islamabad, it was very peaceful. There were many men and women on the streets. Most of the women covered their faces with veils, but a few were dressed fashionably.

With the promotion of friendship between China and Pakistan and the close exchanges in politics, economy, culture and military, some Chinese ideas are also influencing Pakistan, making Pakistan more tolerant than before and not calling for the killing of women who dress fashionably and without veils.

Even in Pakistani universities, there are female students, and these female students have fixed places to study abroad in Chinese universities or as exchange students.

At this time, a military meeting was being held at the command center in Islamabad.

The sudden outbreak of war also caught Pakistan off guard.

Pakistan's armed forces are composed of regular army, paramilitary forces and reserve forces. The regular army is divided into three arms: navy, army and air force, with 58.7 active troops.

The reserve force consists of 51.3 people, including 50 in the army, 5000 in the navy, and 8000 in the air force.

Paramilitary forces include 18.5 National Guards, 3.5 Border Guards equipped with 45 armored personnel carriers, 2.5 Pakistan Rangers (under the Ministry of the Interior), about 2000 Coast Guards equipped with 1 destroyer and 8 speedboats, and the Coast Guard equipped with 23 speedboats.

Since its founding in 1947, Pakistan has always attached great importance to the construction of its national armed forces, regarding it as one of the key tools for implementing its policies aimed at safeguarding its territorial integrity and achieving regional dominance.

The main and largest branch of the Pakistani armed forces is the Army, which currently has a strength of approximately 52, accounting for nearly 90% of the total number of armed forces.

Even after seizing the Kashmir region, Pakistan did not relax in building its armed forces.

Because Pakistan knows its opponent India too well and knows that this old rival will never give up.

Therefore, over the years, Pakistan has been strengthening its armed forces. Most of its elite troops are deployed on the eastern defense line, and then it has made friends with several countries such as Khalistan to fight against India.

整个巴基斯坦陆军由步兵、炮兵、装甲坦克兵、导弹部队、工程部队、通信兵、陆军航空兵组成。此外，还包括侦察、炮兵军械、补充与运输、卫生、修理/恢复、普通教育训练、军事警察部门以及后勤保障部队与分队。巴基斯坦陆军战斗编制共有9个军、21个师（15个步兵师、4个装甲坦克师、2个炮兵师）、24个独立旅（7个步兵旅、1个机械化旅、7个装甲坦克旅、9个炮兵旅）、7个工程旅、1个特种旅、16个陆航中队。

巴基斯坦陆军主要兵力部署在巴印边境，在此方向上共部署了7个军，其中包括12个步兵师和4个坦克装甲师、6个步兵旅和6个独立装甲坦克旅。在其他地方则部署了2个军（包括3个步兵师和1个独立装甲坦克旅）。

Pakistan has always maintained relatively high-intensity training, guarding against the Indian army and being prepared for war at any time.

But when the war broke out, it still took Pakistan by surprise.

The supplies, weapons and ammunition originally planned were consumed at an alarming rate, and the scale of the Indian army's deployment was also beyond expectations.

The Indian Army dispatched more than 50 troops, which was an advantage in terms of manpower. In addition, the Indian Army dispatched a large number of aircraft in an attempt to seize air superiority.

The air forces of both sides engaged in fierce clashes over the battlefield, and both suffered heavy losses.

The war had only been going on for three days when both sides lost dozens of aircraft. The intensity of the war was so great that Pakistan was under some pressure.

The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate all parties and invest more resources.

In the India-Pakistan war, the losing side often has to pay a heavy price. This is the conclusion drawn from many wars between the two sides.

There is only hatred between the two sides, no friendship at all.

Whether it is the conflicts accumulated between the two sides from previous wars or the conflicts in religious beliefs, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.

Every ceasefire is just a ceasefire, preparing for the next war.

"In addition, I will arrange for people to make some friends in the Middle East, and then arrange to go to the East to find our old friend Panshan Group and buy a batch of weapons and ammunition from them!" The scale of the war is so large that Pakistan alone cannot do it. "In addition, I will send people to other countries to let them fight against the Indian army together. They should all understand the principle of lips and teeth being cold!"

"In addition, we must condemn India internationally for starting the war without permission, and India must bear all the responsibilities!"

This time it was the Indian army that took the initiative to launch the attack, which is something they cannot deny.

This is because all major military countries have reconnaissance satellites, making it easy to detect.

It was clear who started it first.

To be honest, the Pakistani military did not take it seriously when it learned in advance about the large-scale mobilization of the Indian army, which led to the outbreak of the war and the Pakistani army suffered losses.

Otherwise, if there had been corresponding adjustments in advance, the losses would not have been as great as they are now.

After the meeting, a large amount of supplies were transported to the front battlefield under the coordination and organization of various departments.

It's just that the mountains give Pakistan an advantage in defense, but a disadvantage in transporting supplies.

(End of this chapter)