Factbox-What is Pakistan military's strength and capability?

ISLAMABAD, July 17 (Reuters) - ‌Pakistan has ​been ​negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation ‌and investment, according to five sources ⁠with knowledge of the talks.

Several other Gulf nations have ‌also reached out to ‌Pakistan with requests after Islamabad signed a mutual defence agreement with Saudi Arabia last ​year.

Here is a look at the defence forces and arsenals of nuclear-armed Pakistan, ⁠according to data from the London-based International Institute for Strategic ​Studies.

PERSONNEL

Pakistan has the fourth-largest military in Asia measured by active military personnel, behind ​China, India and North ‌Korea. It has 660,000 active personnel, of whom 560,000 are in the ⁠army, 70,000 in the air force, and 30,000 in the navy, including 3,200 Marines.

GROUND FORCE

Pakistan's arsenal ⁠includes more than 4,600 pieces of artillery and over 2,570 ​main battle tanks.

AIR FORCE

Pakistan has a fleet of more than 420 combat capability aircraft, including American F16s, ‌Chinese J-10Cs, and JF-17 Thunders.

NAVY

Pakistan's navy has eight submarines and 12 ‌frigates.

MISSILES

Pakistan maintains the capability of launching surface-to-surface ⁠and air-to-air missiles.

NUCLEAR ARSENAL

Pakistan ‌has an estimated ​stockpile of around 170 nuclear warheads.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Jan ‌Harvey)

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