Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces are the female soldiers who serve in the Pakistan Armed Forces . Pakistan is the only country in the Islamic world to have women appointed in the high ranking assignments and the general officer ranks , as well as performing their military duties in the hostile and combat military operations . Women have been taking part in Pakistan military since 1947 after the establishment of Pakistan , currently a strong sizable unit of women soldiers who are serving in the Pakistan Armed Forces . In 2006 , the first women fighter pilots batch joined the combat aerial mission command of PAF and women in Pakistan Army have been trained in combat missions , particularly in sniper , airborne and infantry warfare . The Pakistan Navy is currently the only uniform service branch where women are restricted to serve in the combat missions especially in the submarine force command , rather they are appointed and served in the operation involving the military logistics , operational planning , staff development and the senior administrative offices , particularly in the regional and central headquarters . Tentative estimates of women serving in Pakistan armed forces are now about ~ 4 , 000 and seen a rise in numbers of women joining the combat PAF in last five years . Feminism in the military . Previously in 1930s and early 1940s , Muslim women who would go onto opt for Pakistan had played an extremely vital role in the success of Pakistan Movement . Founding mothers of Pakistan included the Shireen Jinnah , Fatima Jinnah and Begum Ra ' ana . Women in Pakistan Army . In 1948 , the first lady of Pakistan Begum Ra ' ana took the lead in starting the women ’ s voluntary service in 1948 to support the medical and logistics for the Pakistan Armed Forces engage in the Indo - Pakistani war of 1947 . This led the formation of women unit in the Pakistan Army Corps of Medical ; a first attempt was also made in introducing the combat training program for women but such attempts were dismissed by General Frank Messervy . In 1949 , the first lady took personal initiatives and established her own Pakistan Army Women National Guard ( WNG ) with few combat courses were introduced . The unit ' s first GOC and chief controller was Begum Ra ' ana , with the rank of a Brigadier . In 20th century , women were restricted participating in the active duty combat operations , although a sizable unit of women soldiers were deployed in hostile areas to support the logistics and medical operations only . In 2002 , Shahida Malik was promoted to two - star rank and was the first women Major - General as well as first general officer commanding of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps . As of current , Major - General Shahida Badsha is in the line of promotion to be promoted to first female Lieutenant - General , a three - star rank officer . She is also the first female colonel - commandant of the Army Medical College ( AMC ) . Apart from the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 and post - 1971 war , due to a growing need for ground forces , women were needed in roles in the field . The manpower shortages goaded the army to allow women taking active part in land battles , since its establishment , women were historically barred from battle in the Pakistan Army , serving in a variety of technical and administrative support roles . Since 2004 , women are trained in variety of specialize warfare , specifically the sniper and infantry warfare . Women in the infantry and sniper warfare ware trained by the women officers under the supervision of experience male officers . Women who are appointed in the high - ranking position actively participate in strategic operation plannings and devising the operational battle field plans . On 14 July 2013 , 24 female officers in the Pakistan Army successfully completed a paratroopers ' course at the Parachute Training School , becoming the first group of women to do so in the military ' s history . Women in Pakistan Air Force . In 2003 , the PAF started a new combat programme by inducting women to be trained as fighter pilot . In 2006 , the first batch of women fighter pilots joined the combat services of the PAF . The chief of army staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat handed certificates of honour to the successful men and women cadet in the PAF Academy . Women fighter pilots the F - 7 fighter jets and are trained in carrying out the bombing and aerial combat missions . The women in PAF also operates a feminist organization , the Pakistan Air Force Women Association ( PAFWA ) , to promote women to join the PAF as a combat pilot and to promote women ' s health in the air force .