The entire business community Tuesday felt proud of the Pakistan Army for being ranked in the top 10 most powerful in the world out of 133 countries leaving behind Israel, Canada, and other developed countries.
Talking to a delegation of traders led by Mian Aftab Zia Chairman United Business Group and veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik said Pakistan Armed Forces under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Naval Chief Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan scored high in ranking with a huge jump of five places leaving behind Israel, Canada, Iran, and Indonesia in the process, Pakistan is the only country in the top 15 which improved its ranking.
Among the Top Armies in the World – Pakistan’s Army ranking improves further, jumps five places this year and becomes the 10th most powerful army in the world according to the Global Firepower Index 2021 released this week.#ProudOfPakistanARMY
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) January 17, 2021
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Iftikhar Ali Malik further stated it Ãs another feather in the cap that Pakistan Army’s SSG has also been widely acknowledged as the best special force in the world. He said Turkey, Italy, Egypt, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Australia were also among prominent militaries that were beaten by the Pakistan military in the rankings.
Last week, Pakistan’s army was ranked the 10th most powerful army in the world according to the Global Firepower Index 2021.
Pakistan has improved 5 places in the same list since 2019. In 2020, Pakistan stood as the 15th most powerful country. Global Firepower Index is an annual ranking that ranks a country according to its military strength.
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In the current list, Pakistan stands at the 10th spot out of 138 countries. It holds a PwrIndx* rating of 0.2083 (0.0000 considered ‘perfect’).
Pakistan Army was ranked the 15th most powerful military in the world, according to the same list issued in 2019.
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The Global Firepower ranks the military forces of 138 countries by comparing and examining a wide range of factors and not just the numbers of soldiers or weapons deployed by a country.