Well bro I have indicated towards formations,the percentage of Pashtuns is around 30% roughly that also includes those residing in Sindh,last decade has seen sharp rise in sindhi gentry.
After shifting Army Quota to District level,number of soldiers from Punjab has declined sharply,according to new system Punjab will get around 40% representation.
Majority of pashtuns are concentrated in Karachi. I doubt they are being recruited from there but from KPK, FATA and Balochistan. I don't understand how shifting quota to district level changes representation based on population? Without any proof or source it's hard to believe. Pretty much all soldiers from Sindh who have died over the last decade have been either hindus or sindhi muslims.
Since you are not sure about 40% or 30% and there is huge difference between both because we are using % here, looks like you have wrong information.
Sure that's not but that all debt is due to pashtuns being untreatable or not given enough opportunities.
Pashtuns are loyal soldiers behind all doubt that's why Mughals choose them and then they have served new formed Federation very well.
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I'm sure everyone is loyal including hindus who till 2001 were 0% and now many of them have died serving Pakistan. Or Baloch who used to get ignored before 2001 if that ISPR chart is right. Also I found this article from 2010, Kiyani reforms. Looks like Punjabi and Pashtun numbers decreased Sindhi, Baloch and minority increased.
Kayani launches reforms in Pakistan Army
ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has introduced major reforms in the Pakistan Army despite many financial problems, with a major shift in the profile of who will be recruited more than others.
The Army has started decreasing the number of Punjabis and Pashtuns in fresh recruitments and adopted the policy of encouraging Baloch, Sindhis and religious minorities for making an ethnic balance.
The Pakistan Army has a total number of 480,000 troops. Currently, the percentage of Punjabis in Pakistan Army is 55.82 per cent, Pakhtuns 15.42 per cent, Baloch 2.34 per cent, Sindhis 15.09 per cent and people from Azad Kashmir/Gilgit-Baltistan are 8.48 per cent. The number of non-Muslims in the Pakistan Army is just 0.43 per cent.
The GHQ has set a new target of decreasing the number of Punjabis from 55.82 per cent to 54.50 per cent, number of Pashtuns will come down to 14.50 per cent from 15.42 per cent while the number of Baloch will increase from 2.34 per cent to 4 per cent, Sindhis will increase from 15.09 percent to 17 per cent and recruits from Azad Kashmi/Gilgit-Baltistan will increase to 9 per cent from 8.48 percent by the year 2011. The number of non-Muslims will also increase from 0.43 per cent to 1 per cent by the next year.
This year, 3,350 Baloch got commission in the Army and 5,000 more Baloch are ready to get fresh commissions. The GHQ has especially relaxed many terms and conditions only for Baloch so that they may easily join the Army. General Kayani will inaugurate a new cadet college in Sui early next year. The geographical location of this new cadet college will not only facilitate the Baloch but will also help the young Sindhis and Seraikis from south Punjab to join the Pakistan Army.
It has been learnt that there is a sharp rise in the number of youngsters who applied for getting a commission in the Pakistan Army in the last two years, which indicates that this institution improved its reputation in recent years. The Pakistan Army played an important role in the last two years in defeating the Taliban in Swat and helping victims of floods a few weeks back.
Currently, more than 147,000 troops are deployed on western borders, including tribal areas, 100,000 troops are guarding areas bordering India, 10,000 troops are busy in the UN duties outside Pakistan, and 16,000 troops are busy in training while only 62,600 troops are enjoying rest in cantonments.
According to some observers, the Army is already over stretched and it needs some expansion but defence sources claimed that the overall size of the Army would not be increased. Many people think that salaries of Army soldiers and officers were increased recently and therefore, the Army had once again become very attractive for the lower and middle class youth but in reality increase in salaries had created many problems for the GHQ.
Few people are aware that the defence budget is on the decrease. It was 19 per cent of the GDP in 2006-7 but it is 16 per cent of the GDP in the financial year of 2010-11. The Pakistan Army is getting 46.83 per cent of the total defence budget while the rest is going to Air Force, Navy and the Ministry of Defense.
The total defence budget was 3.9 billion dollars in 2003-4 but this year only 2.7 billion dollars were allocated for defence spending.
Last year, the Army was spending 56 per cent on establishment and salaries, 17 per cent on military operations, 44 per cent on sustenance and 10 per cent on maintenance. When the government increased the salaries without increasing the overall defence budget, the GHQ was forced to decrease its spending on sustenance and maintenance and this year the Army is spending 62 per cent on establishment and salaries.
This burden clearly created problems for the operational capabilities of the Army. This is one of the reasons that Pakistan Army is reluctant in starting a new operation in North Waziristan despite the fact that a big number of troops are already deployed in that area.
Sources claimed that the US and Nato forces had decreased their troops from areas of Paktia, Paktika and Kunar bordering North Waziristan and Bajaur. Pakistan Army commanders think if they start a new operation, the militants will easily get refuge in Afghanistan and there will be no use of spending money on a big operation.
An Indian national was arrested by the Pakistan Army on November 25 from the Janikhel area, which is very close to North Waziristan. He entered the NWA from Afghanistan very easily and there are apprehensions that militants active in the NWA are getting indirect help from the Indians based in eastern Afghanistan.
It is also interesting to note that Pakistan received more than 10 billion dollars from the US between 2002 and 2008 but the Pakistan Army received only 1.6 billion dollars. The government of Pervez Musharraf gave more money to civilian authorities than the Army.
Pakistan received 2.8 billion dollars after April 2008 from the US out of which the Army received just half the amount. According to defence experts, Pakistan is spending 7,818 dollars annually on one Army soldier while India is spending 27,171 dollars on each soldier. India has no major deployments on the borders of China and Bangladesh. The major chunk of the Indian Army is deployed along Pakistan borders, which is a matter of serious concern for the Pakistan Army commanders who have been forced by the US to focus more on the western borders rather than the eastern borders.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/610283-kayani-launches-reforms-in-pakistan-army
here is another article from 2014
Federalizing the armed forces
Zafarullah Khan TFT Issue: 19 Sep 2014
A report presented in parliament shows the military’s efforts to change their Punjabi-dominated composition and become more inclusive
After the passage of historic 18th Constitutional amendment, an editorial of monthly Hilal – a magazine published by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) – marketed Pakistan’s armed forces as a true federal institution. Critics have always described Pakistan’s military as a ‘Punjab dominated institution’ in terms of their composition, soul and spirit. In 2007, an information brief by the ISPR certified that in 2001 Punjabis comprised over 71 percent of the army.
However, the annual report on observance and implementation of Principles of Policy (Article 29-40) in relation to the affairs of the federation (2011-12) laid before the Parliament in August 2014 comes as a pleasant surprise. The Article 39 of Constitution says that, “The State shall enable people from all parts of Pakistan to participate in the Armed Forces of Pakistan.” Unlike justice-able Fundamental Rights (Article 8-28) the implementation of Principles of Policy is dependent on availability of resources.
The report prepared by the Cabinet Division headed by the prime minister conveys a loud and clear message about the well thought out inclusive attempts to federalize the citizens in uniform. Unlike the prestigious civil services, there is no constitutionally guaranteed quota for the recruitment of people from various provinces in the armed forces. Nevertheless, affirmative action had been taken in the past. For example in July 1980, Sindh Regiment was raised to recruit Sindhis and pacify emerging resentment due to the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy against General Zia. In recent past, through similar affirmative action, about 10,000 officers and soldiers have been recruited from the troubled Balochistan since 2010.
The report highlights the various steps taken to ensure the participation of people from all parts of the country in the armed forces. These efforts included focused awareness campaigns and special incentives such as two-year waivers in the upper age limit and 10 to 20 percent relaxation in college scores for the candidates from rural areas of Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas.
Whatsoever is the current composition of the armed forces today, the strategy adopted during the reporting period – from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 – for recruitment indicates that in the near future, we will have federalized citizens in uniform. An analysis of recruitment figures reveals that the largest province Punjab still sends the maximum number of officers (1,018, or 59 percent) to Kakul (Pakistan Military Academy) and Risalpur (Air Force Academy). However, Sindh provides more officers than Punjab to Pakistan Navy. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains second in the list for Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force. The story of 48,639 soldiers, sailors and airmen recruited during 2011-12 is a replica of the pattern of officers’ induction.
Out of 1,379 army officers, only 55 were from Balochistan
The share of Balochistan in terms of officers in Pakistan Army still remains the lowest, at four percent. Out of 1,379 recruited officers only 55 were from Balochistan. In Pakistan Navy, out of 173 officers recruited during the period only 10 (6%) and in Pakistan Air Force out of the 171 officers only 7 (4%) were from Balochistan. In overall terms the share of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan remains the lowest in Pakistan Navy (2%) and Pakistan Air Force (3.5%) in officer ranks.
Traditionally, women have performed medical, educational and public relations work in all the three branches of the armed forces. It was only in 2007 that they were recruited for combat positions. However, the report does not offer any gender segregated data to portray the emerging picture. Similarly the citizens of other faiths (non-Muslims) are entitled to join the armed forces, but the report does not offer any information about their inclusion.
The armed forces also recruit many civilians for various tasks. “All these recruitments strictly observe provincial and regional quotas as prescribed for all other civil departments,” the report says.
The report claims that the affirmative action and incentivized initiatives have resulted in many positive effects, including national integration and an improved image of the armed forces. The newly inducted officers and soldiers, as per this policy, are a source of inspiration for potential candidates from the backward areas.
One can hope that this positive awakening and concerted efforts and attempts to federalize the armed forces will cement federal bonds and alleviate the feelings of exclusion.
http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/federalizing-the-armed-forces/
