IV Corps (Pakistan)

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IV Corps
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Badge of IV Corps
Active1966;59 years ago (1966) [1] –present
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
TypeHolding 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 IdentificationRed, white and silver
   
Engagements Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah
Chief of Staff Brigadier Kayani
Notable
commanders
Gen. Tikka Khan
Lt-Gen. Moinuddin Haider
Insignia
War flag
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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]

Contents

It is currently being commanded by Lieutenant-General Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah.

Overview

History and war service

This corps was created in the early part of 1966. [2] [3] It was the second corps level 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. [4]

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. [5] [6] [7]

The IV Corps is headquartered in Lahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman was appointed as its first commander. [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. [8]

Structure

The corps order of battle is. [9]

Structure of IV Corps
CorpsCorps HQCorps CommanderAssigned UnitsUnit HQ
IV Corps Lahore Lt. Gen. Fayyaz Hussain Shah
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2nd Artillery Division Gujranwala
10th Infantry Division Lahore
11th Infantry Division Lahore
212th Infantry Brigade Lahore
3rd Independent Armoured Brigade Chunian
Independent Engineering BrigadeU/I Location
Independent Signal BrigadeU/I Location

List of corps commanders

#NameStart of tenureEnd of tenure
1Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman January 1966August 1969
2Lt Gen Tikka Khan August 1969March 1971
3Lt Gen Bahadur Sher KhanMarch 1971January 1972
4Lt Gen Abdul Hameed KhanJanuary 1972January 1974
5Lt Gen Iqbal Khan March 1976January 1978
6Lt Gen Sawar Khan January 1978March 1980
7 Lt Gen S.F.S. Lodhi March 1980March 1984
8Lt Gen Mohammad Aslam ShahMarch 1984March 1986
9Lt Gen Alam Jan MasudMarch 1986July 1990
10Lt Gen Mohammad AshrafJuly 1990January 1993
11Lt Gen Humayun Khan BangashJanuary 1993January 1996
12Lt Gen Moinuddin Haider January 1996March 1997
13Lt Gen Mohammad AkramMarch 1997October 1998
14Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool October 1998August 2000
15Lt Gen Aziz Khan August 2000October 2001
16Lt Gen Zarrar Azim October 2001December 2003
17Lt Gen Shahid Aziz December 2003October 2005
18Lt Gen Shafaat Ullah Shah October 2005March 2008
19Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakshi March 2008April 2010
20Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood April 2010January 2013
21Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmad January 2013September 2013
22Lt Gen Naweed Zaman September 2013September 2015
23Lt Gen Sadiq Ali September 2015September 2017
24Lt Gen Aamer Riaz September 2017December 2018
25Lt Gen Majid Ehsan December 2018December 2020
25Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz December 2020October 2022
26Lt Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghanni October 2022May 2023
27Lt Gen Syed Aamer Raza 16 May 202323 January 2025
28Lt Gen Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah 23 January 2025Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 Raja, Khadim Hussain (2012). A Stranger in My Own Country: East Pakistan, 1969–1971 by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Khadim Hussain Raja. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195474411.
  2. 1 2 "IV Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Global Security. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Alam, Dr Shah (1 July 2012). Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN   978-93-81411-79-7 . Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. The Pakistan Army-War 1965-Maj Gen Shaukat Riza-Army Education Press-1984
  5. "50 years of the Regiment of Artillery". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  6. Battle of Chawinda Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. History of Indo-Pak War of 1965. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed (ret) ISBN   969-8693-01-7, Chapter oo Chawinda Battle
  8. Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh (1981). History of the Indian Armoured Corps, 1941–1971: The Indian armour. Vision Books. ISBN   978-81-7094-004-3 . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. Global Security Page on IV Corps

Further reading