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PAK ARMY MUSEUM was established in 1961 located near Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi, to preserve Pakistan Armed History through relic and portrays, it is one of the largest museums of Pakistan.
There is a time when the need arises to build a museum near IFTIKHAR JANJUA ROAD, Rawalpindi, and time to time it got renovated and refurbished to depict our martial heritage in the yet more systemic way that speaks loudly by itself to the visitor. Pakistan Army Museum houses Photographs, sculpture, dioramas, artifacts in his lobby, these museum consist of fourteen galleries enlighten Pakistan army richest history with reference to historical background, at the time of war, peace, alarms, an excursion to the nation.
The museum ground floor invites visitor attention as it houses important events and happenings of the past, significant personalities and the emergence of Pakistan on the globe on 14th August 1947, It also contains newspaper wall and COAS wall, while the first floor exhibit and dedicated to Regiment and Corps displays, including military bands and dress items.
The lobby of the first floor displays the history of Pakistan premier institution like Kakul, Command, and staff college Quetta. Pakistan Army Museum outdoor display armored fighting vehicles from Pakistan army first tank to field artillery like M-3 Stuart Light Tank, M-4 Sherman Medium Tank, Centurion Mark-2, M4A5-SJERMAN (75MM), AMX-13 Light Tank, M4A2 SHERMAN (76MMW), anti-aircraft guns/ howitzers and engineers equipment. While the most appealing collection for the visitors is the armored used during the Mughal Warrior period, while galleries also exhibitingSubedar Khuda Dad Khan: the first South Asian, Indian who got Victoria Cross at Holay Becks Belgium in 1914.
This museum also houses artillery guns likeMuzzle Loader Gun of Sher Shah Suri dated the 16th century which was used by Sher Shah Suri against Ghakars of Punjab. Army museums always attract visitors to see weapons from very close quarters otherwise only seen in movies and war documentaries and documents.
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