The Army Strategic Forces Command controls all land-based strategic nuclear forces with an estimated number of 12,000–15,000 persons.

It has 60+ Surface-To-Surface Missile Launchers— 30 Ghauri/Ghauri II (Hatf V), Shaheen II (Hatf VI), Nuclear Medium Range Ballistic Missiles,Shaheen III (at testing stage)
30+ Nuclear Short Range Ballistic Missiles: Ghaznavi (Hatf III-PRC M-11), Shaheen I (Hatf IV), Abdali (Hatf II), Nasr (Hatf IX) series.
Surface to Surface Medium Range Ballistic Missile: Ababeel (2200km –in test)
Nuclear Ground Launch Cruise Missile: Babur (Hatf VII), Raad (Hatf VIII–in testing stage)

Lieutenant-General Shahbaz Khan heads the command based at Chaklala, Rawalpindi.

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