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SPD Force
عسکری حکمتِ عملی ڈیوژن فورس
Founded2 February 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-02-02)
Country Pakistan
BranchNational Command Authority
RoleStrategic/Protection of nuclear materials
Size60,000+[1]
Garrison/HQJoint Staff HQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab
Nickname(s)SPDF
Commanders
Director-General of Strategic Plans Division ForceLt-Gen. Yusuf Jamal

Strategic Plans Division Force (SPD Force) is a paramilitary force tasked with responsibility of safeguarding and protecting of nuclear materials as well as providing security to nation's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile and the strategic assets.[2][3]

Formed as a security branch of the National Command Authority (NCA) in 2000,[4] its leadership appointments directly comes from the Army HQ of the Pakistan Army with agency head serves its Director-General. As of current, Lieutenant-General Yusuf Jamal is its current director-general.

Role

The force's primary task is provision of security to country's strategic infrastructure such as nuclear[5] and missile research and production sites, space installations etc such as, KRL, PAEC, PNRA, NESCOM and SUPARCO.

Organization

SPD is commanded by serving Lieutenant General of Pakistan Army who acts as Director General of Strategic Plans Division.[6] The force (SPD force)is commanded by serving Major General of Pakistan Army who acts as Director General of Strategic Plans Division Force.There are four security directorates for each strategic organization and each directorate is led by Brigadier.[7]

Initially, manpower for security of country's strategic assets was provided by Pakistan's Armed Forces[7] but now SPD has started hiring its own personnel. The selection standards in terms of intelligence and physical standards for these candidates are even higher than army due to very sensitive nature of their duty. At start, these recruits were trained at Pakistan Army's training centers[7] but since 2012 SPD has been training these recruits in its own academy known as Pakistan’s Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security (PCENS)[8][9] located in Chakri near Rawalpindi.[10] This training facility is modeled on US National Nuclear Security Administration's academy.[7]

Special Response Force

Special Response Force (SRF) is the special forces unit[11] of SPD Force with the strength of 25,000 personnel.[12] SRF is based on training techniques of SSG and has retired SSG commandos as training staff.

Weapons

SPD Force's primary weapons are G3, Type 56 and Type 81 assault rifles.

Director Generals SPD

Director General Start of Term End of Term
Major-General Ziauddin Butt 1990 1992
Lieutenant-General Zulfikar Ali Khan 1992 2001
Lieutenant-General Khalid Kidwai February 2000 December 2013
Lieutenant-General Zubair Mahmood Hayat December 2013 April 2015
Lieutenant-General Mazhar Jamil April 2015 September 2017
Lieutenant-General Sarfraz Sattar September 2017 November 2019 [13]
Lieutenant-General Nadeem Zaki Manj November 2019 October 2022
Lieutenant-General Yusuf Jamal October 2022 Till Date

References

  1. ^ Release, Press. "No PR136/2012-ISPR". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ "No PR71/2013-ISPR". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ "COAS reposes full confidence in Pakistan's nuclear security regime". ARY News. November 13, 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Kidwai to retire as head of Pakistan's n-programme caretakers". The Express Tribune. December 18, 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ^ "700 trainees join SPD security force". The Nation. November 7, 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ^ "1,000 SPD Security Soldiers complete training in Abbotabad centers". Samaa. April 23, 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "Nuclear Learning in Pakistan Since 1998" (PDF). School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ "ISPR Hilal Magazine - Nuclear Security is a Sacred Responsibility: COAS". www.hilal.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ "COAS expresses confidence in Pakistan's nuclear security". www.dawn.com. DAWN. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ "INAUGURATION CEREMONY of SPD TRAINING ACADEMY". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  11. ^ Ceremony, SSF. "Wing Award Ceremony (SRF), Passing Out Parade (SSBC) & Expo at SPD Training Academy Rawalpindi". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  12. ^ Release, Press. "No PR99/2013-ISPR". www.ispr.gov.pk. ISPR. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar appointed SPD DG".
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