Pakistan Armed Forces Band

Pakistan Armed Forces Band
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCombined and combat service support
RoleAdministrative and staffing oversight.
SizeVaries due to other branches
HQ/GarrisonAbbottabad Cantonment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickname(s)BAND
Colors IdentificationRed and Black
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Anniversaries1952
EngagementsMilitary history of Pakistan
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
WebsiteSchool of Music
Commanders
DirectorMaj. Ghulam Ali
Notable
commanders		Lt-Col. Abdul Wahab Khan
Capt. Donald Keeling
Insignia
War Flag
Administrative Corps of the Pakistan Army
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Aviation Chaplains
The Pakistan Armed Forces Band in Moscow in 2011.

The Pakistan Armed Forces Band is a joint military administrative and staff service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces— since it is not restricted to the army but service members of other branches of the Pakistan's military are also its part.: 111 [2]

The education on music theory and qualification is provided by the Army School of Music, which is headquartered in the Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3]

Overview

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In 1952, the British Army's Royal Military School of Music established the Army School of Music in Cherat with Captain Donald Keeling becoming its first director and chief instructor which he remained in this capacity until 1954.: 281 [4][3] The unit was reorganized under British Army's Captain Baker who relocated in Lahore until 1956 when it was shifted to Abbottabad as its current headquarter.[3]

The Pakistan Armed Forces Band is not restricted to the army despite the training is provided by the Army School of Music but are drawn from the other branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces.: 111 [2] The army graduates leads the formation of the band followed by the navy and air force— they are frequently the center of attention at military ceremonies and military parades in Pakistan.: 111 [2] The band's musical traditions are derived in its connections and heritage from the British Army since army officers from the British Army were its first directors and instructors.[3] The unit is commanded by an officer with a rank of Major who served its director.[5][6][7]

The band's activities included its participation in the Pakistan Day Parade and the arrival of the state leaders of other nations on an invitation by the President of Pakistan.[3] The band has performed in many military festivals around the world with most recently in China and Russia under the banner Pakistan Tri-Services Military Band.: 39 [8][9]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Thirsty for fame: Pakistan's camel-mounted military bagpipe band". DAWN.COM. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Rabbani, Mian Ata (1996). I was the Quaid's Aide-de-Camp. Karachi, Sind, Pak: Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19-577659-1. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Army School of Music". Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ^ Pearson, Ian; Kopstein, Jack (31 January 2022). Musical Colours: Marches of the UK and Canadian Forces. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-0391-1978-9. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ^ Оркестр Вооруженных сил Пакистана
  6. ^ Участники фестиваля, Пакистан
  7. ^ Pakistan armed forces band
  8. ^ Россия), Редакция газеты Комсомольская Правда (толстушка- (15 December 2019). Комсомольская правда (Толстушка – Россия) 39 (in Russian). Litres. p. 100. ISBN 978-5-457-89038-1.
  9. ^ Hussain, Zafar (26 April 2018). "Military tri-services band performs at Pakistani embassy in Beijing". Geo.tv. Geo.tv. Geo TV. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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