Pakistan Armed Forces Band

{{Short description|Pakistan Army's joint staff corps for musics & arts}}

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| unit_name = Pakistan Armed Forces Band

| image = Pakistan Army Emblem.png

| caption = Badge of Pakistan Army

| dates = {{start date and age|1952}}

| country = {{PAK}}

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| branch = {{Army|PAK}}

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| type = Combined and combat service support

| role = Administrative and staffing oversight.

| size =Varies due to other branches

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| garrison =Abbottabad Cantonment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

| garrison_label = HQ/Garrison

| nickname = BAND

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| colors = Red and Black
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| battles = Military history of Pakistan

| anniversaries = 1952

| decorations = Military Decorations of Pakistan military

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| website =[https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Army-School-of-Music School of Music]

| commander1 =Maj. Ghulam Ali

| commander1_label =Director

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| notable_commanders =Lt-Col. Abdul Wahab Khan
Capt. Donald Keeling

| identification_symbol = File:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg

| identification_symbol_label = War Flag

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File:The 2011 International military and musical festival "Spasskaya Tower" official opening 08.jpg 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.{{rp|111}}{{cite book |last1=Rabbani |first1=Mian Ata |title=I was the Quaid's Aide-de-Camp |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Karachi, Sind, Pak |isbn=978-0-19-577659-1 |pages=185 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B3rjAAAAMAAJ&q=Pakistan+Band |access-date=25 December 2023 |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |title=Army School of Music |url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Army-School-of-Music |access-date=25 December 2023}}