Back in 2002, armed forces decided to have a complete c4i and netcentric system connecting all assets in army, navy, airforce, air defense and other subsidiaries.
The mission statament was as follows..
If there is one area of warefare, where Pakistan Army is making the most effort that is the arena C4I. Without going into details (a lot of them are confindential and hence my info on them is limited) we all know as a fact that the C4I directorate in GHQ is currently headed by a serving Lt. Gen. Till some years back it used to be commanded by a Brig. It is working extensively on implementing C4I doctrine. A comprehensive C4I doctrine was prepared and approved two years back. It calls for high level of automation in communications and control, as well as providing secure and redundant mode of communication for peacetime and war. Networks as PASCOM (Pakistan Army Strategic Comm.), DEFCOM (Defence Comm.), PATCOM (Pakistan Army Tactical Comm.), SATCOM (Satellite Comm.) have all been but into place and are working. Every company of the Pakistan army is connected coomunications wise whether in peace time or during operational deployment to its battalion and divisional headquarters which are inturn connected to the area headquarter.
The doctrine of Battlefield Management System is also set and these days it is put into practice. All the Tanks, Guns, etc are being supplied with GPS which are going to be connected with their tactical headquarters. Additionally, Tactical Radars of Army will also be connected to the radar network of PAF in order to provide low level activity report of enemy AF to PAF for help in CAS.
Pakistan Army is also incorporating computers into its mainstay. and a lot is happening in this arena as well.
It has always been a trademark of our armed forces to keep developments in any area away from media and public eye. It is a very sane and prudent approach as it gives the element of surpirze to an army which is inferior in numbers. Just because you dont know about what is happening does not mean that it is not happening.
It has been realized and being used for quite a few years now.
check this for a reference..
https://defence.pk/threads/network-...dimension-for-pakistan-defense-forces.319982/