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Pakistan Launches Army Rocket Force Command to Bolster Conventional Strike Capabilities

It is modelled on China’s PLARF to reinforce Pakistan’s military posture after May’s Operation Sindoor despite scarce public details on its organization.

A Pakistani flag flutters over iron scaffoldings as a labourer works at a construction site on the eve of Pakistan's Independence Day celebrations, in Lahore, Pakistan August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the new force will prove another milestone in further strengthening our conventional war capabilities.
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the formation of the Army Rocket Force Command during Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad.
  • The command will centralize the handling and deployment of conventional missile systems equipped with modern technology and multi-directional strike ability.
  • Senior officials state that ARFC is explicitly meant for India and takes inspiration from China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force.
  • The announcement comes as Pakistan’s defence budget jumped by 20 percent in June and as talks progress to procure Chinese fighter jets and air-defence systems.
  • Details remain limited on ARFC’s chain of command and its relationship to Pakistan’s nuclear Strategic Forces Command.