List of wars involving Pakistan

This is a list of wars involving the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Dominion of Pakistan.

Dominion of Pakistan
(1947-1956)

Conflict Pakistan
and allies
Opponents Results
First Indo-Pakistani War
(19471948)
Dominion of Pakistan
Furqan Force
Dominion of India
Jammu and Kashmir
Ceasefire
  • Partitioning of Kashmir between India and Pakistan
First Balochistan Conflict
(1948)
Dominion of Pakistan Kalat insurgents Victory
  • Defeat of the insurgents
Korean War
(1950-1953)
 South Korea

United Nations
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Turkey
 Australia
 Philippines
 New Zealand
 Thailand
 Ethiopia
 Greece
 France
 Colombia
 Belgium
 South Africa
 Netherlands
 Luxembourg Support:

 North Korea


 China
 Soviet Union Support:

Stalemate
  • Formation of the DMZ

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
(1956-present)

Conflict Pakistan
and allies
Opponents Results
Second Balochistan Conflict
(19581959)
 Pakistan Kalat insurgents Victory
Bajaur Campaign
(19601961)
 Pakistan  Afghanistan Victory
  • Afghan incursions repelled
Third Balochistan Conflict
(19631969)
 Pakistan Kalat insurgents Victory
Second Indo-Pakistani War
(1965)
 Pakistan  India Inconclusive
Bangladesh Liberation War
(From March 1971)
Third Indo-Pakistani War
(From Dec 1971)
 Pakistan Bangladesh
 India
Defeat
1971 JVP Insurrection
(1971)
Dominion of Ceylon
Australia
Egypt
India
Pakistan
Singapore
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Yugoslavia
China
JVP

Supported by:
 North Korea (alleged)
ASBPI
CCP (Maoist) (alleged)

Victory
  • Rebel forces surrender
  • Ceylonese government reestablishes control over entire island
Fourth Balochistan Conflict
(19731978)
 Pakistan BLA Victory[2]
Soviet intervention in the Afghan Civil War
(19791989)
Peshawar Seven
 Pakistan
Tehran Eight
 Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Soviet withdrawal (limited involvement)
Siachen conflict
(1984)
 Pakistan  India Defeat
1987–1989 JVP insurrection
(1987-1989)
Sri Lanka
India
 United States
 United Kingdom

Military support:

JVP

Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya Support:

Victory
  • Emergency conditions in South-western and Central provinces of Sri Lanka lifted
  • Insurgency declined following the fall of the Eastern bloc
Afghan Civil War
(19962001)
Islamic Emirate
(Taliban)
 Pakistan
Al-Qaeda
Islamic State
(Northern Alliance)
Defeat
  • End of Taliban government rule in Afghanistan
Kargil War
(1999)
 Pakistan  India Defeat
Fifth Balochistan Conflict
(2004present)
 Pakistan BLA Ongoing
War in North-West Pakistan
(2004present)
 Pakistan
 United States
Pakistani Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Islamic State
Ongoing
  • Ongoing insurgency

See also

References

  1. Pakistan: The Worsening Conflict in Balochistan (PDF). International Crisis Group, Asia Report No. 119. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  2. Newsline: A History of the Baloch Separatist Movement
  3. McCarthy, Rory; Carter, Helen; Norton-Taylor, Richard (October 26, 2001). "The elite force who are ready to die". The Guardian.
  4. "Pakistani opposition presses for Sharif's resignation". Wsws.org. 1999-08-07. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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