IV Corps | |
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Active | 1966[1] - Present |
Country | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Army |
Type | XXX Corps |
Role | Maneuver/Deployment oversight. |
Size | ~45,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
Corps Headquarters | Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nickname(s) | Lahore Corps |
Colors Identification | Red, white and silver |
Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
Commanders | |
Commander | Lt-Gen. Aamer Raza |
Chief of Staff | Brigadier Zia Khan |
Notable commanders | Gen. Tikka Khan Lt-Gen. Moinuddin Haider |
Insignia | |
War Flag |
Maneuver Corps of the Pakistan Army | ||||
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The IV Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [2] Having established in January 1966, it is Pakistan army's of one of ten field corps formations which saw its deployment against the Indian Army in 1971. [3]
It is currently commanded by its commander, Lieutenant-General Aamer Raza. [4]
The GHQ Pakistan, working under Gen. Yahya Khan in Rawalpindi established the formation in to ensure national defenses of Lahore in January 1966. [2] [3] It was the second formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by the II Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only in Punjab. [3]
During the second war with Indian Army, the I Corps maneuvered the entire armored and infantry units which found to be unwieldy and extremely ineffective to control the army elements to coordinate the missions together. [5]
The 4th artillery of the Regiment of Artillery, that played a crucial role in supporting the 6th Armored Division in Battle of Chawinda attached to I Corps, played a crucial role in establishing the IV Corps. [6] [7] [8]
The IV Corps is headquartered in Lahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman was appointed as its first corps. [1]
The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector. [9]
The corps order of battle is. [10]
Structure of IV Corps | |||||||||
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Corps | Corps HQ | Corps Commander | Assigned Units | Unit HQ | |||||
IV Corps | Lahore | Lt. Gen. Syed Aamer Raza | |||||||
2nd Artillery Division | Gujranwala | ||||||||
10th Infantry Division: | Lahore | ||||||||
11th Infantry Division | Lahore | ||||||||
212th Infantry Brigade | Lahore | ||||||||
3rd Independent Armoured Brigade | Chunian | ||||||||
Independent Engineering Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
Independent Signal Brigade | U/I Location |
# | Name | Start of tenure | End of tenure |
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1 | Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman | January 1966 | August 1969 |
2 | Lt Gen Tikka Khan | August 1969 | March 1971 |
3 | Lt Gen Bahadur Sher Khan | March 1971 | January 1972 |
4 | Lt Gen Abdul Hameed Khan | January 1972 | January 1974 |
5 | Lt Gen Iqbal Khan | March 1976 | January 1978 |
6 | Lt Gen Sawar Khan | January 1978 | March 1980 |
7 | Lt Gen S.F.S. Lodhi | March 1980 | March 1984 |
8 | Lt Gen Mohammad Aslam Shah | March 1984 | March 1986 |
9 | Lt Gen Alam Jan Masud | March 1986 | July 1990 |
10 | Lt Gen Mohammad Ashraf | July 1990 | January 1993 |
11 | Lt Gen Humayun Khan Bangash | January 1993 | January 1996 |
12 | Lt Gen Moinuddin Haider | January 1996 | March 1997 |
13 | Lt Gen Mohammad Akram | March 1997 | October 1998 |
14 | Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool | October 1998 | August 2000 |
15 | Lt Gen Aziz Khan | August 2000 | October 2001 |
16 | Lt Gen Zarrar Azim | October 2001 | December 2003 |
17 | Lt Gen Shahid Aziz | December 2003 | October 2005 |
18 | Lt Gen Shafaat Ullah Shah | October 2005 | March 2008 |
19 | Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakshi | March 2008 | April 2010 |
20 | Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood | April 2010 | January 2013 |
21 | Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmad | January 2013 | September 2013 |
22 | Lt Gen Naweed Zaman | September 2013 | September 2015 |
23 | Lt Gen Sadiq Ali | September 2015 | September 2017 |
24 | Lt Gen Aamer Riaz | September 2017 | December 2018 |
25 | Lt Gen Majid Ehsan | December 2018 | December 2020 |
25 | Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz | December 2020 | October 2022 |
26 | Lt Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghanni | October 2022 | May 2023 |
27 | Lt Gen Syed Aamer Raza | 16 May 2023 | Present |
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