Today, the role of militaries around the world has been transformed from a traditional to a non-traditional one. This has been observed under the emerging non-traditional threats to national security including violent extremism, terrorism, natural calamities, floods, earthquakes, and other disastrous events. National security is often misunderstood as it was always linked with the defense of the borders against the established enemy. However, the changing nature of threats pushed the states to work out against the non-traditional threats they are facing and how to deal with them in a synergized manner. With no exception, Pakistan is also facing this phenomenon. In these challenging times, Pakistan’s armed forces always stand by shoulder to shoulder with the Federal and Provincial governments to mitigate the risks posed by any crisis-like situation. In the event of natural calamities, armed forces are deployed to conduct relief operations in the aid of civil administration apart of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The principal responsibility of the armed forces is to involve in the damage control stage and to revolve around the rescue and relief operations to assist the civil administration, as and when required. As per the National Disaster Response Plan 2010 formulated by NDMA states; … Continue reading Pakistan Navy and Humanitarian Assistance in AJK