Aid from the united states and Great Britan after siging two mutual defence treaties the baghadad pact wich led to the formation of the central treaty oryanization CENTO Aisa treaty oryanization SEATO in 1954 This aid Greatly expanded the Pakistan Army from modest beginnings.
(1958-1969). Main Article INDO- PAK war 1965.
The Pakistan Army took over from politicians for the first time when Genral Ayub khan came to power through a bloodies coup in 1958 he forned convention muslim lergue which included Zulfkar Ali Bhutto. who would later become pakistan first democratically elected prime minister.Tension with INDIA flared in the 1960 and briff border skirmish was fought near the Rann of Kutch area during April 1965. The war began after the failure of operation gibraltar on 5 august 1965. On the night of 6 September 1965. the INDIAN Army oppened the war front of the province of Punjab of Pakistan. The INDIAN Army almost Reached near the Pakistan city of Lahore.But the Pakistan Army eventually managed to halt the indian Military advance. The war eventually ended with a united nations backed ceasefir and war followed bu the Tashkent Declaration.According to the Library of congress county studies conducted by the federal research division of the united state.The war was mostly inconclusive militarly each side held prisoners and some territory belonging to the other.
An uprising aganist General Ayub Khan relinquishing his office as president and commandar in chief of army in favour of Genral Ayub Khan. Who assumed power in 1969 the 16th Division 18th Division and the 23th Division were raised at some point btween 1966 and 1969 and the Division was also re rasied during the period.
