Infantry Branch (Pakistan Army)

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Pakistan Army Infantry Branch
Pakistan Army Emblem.png
Badge of the Pakistan Army
Founded1947;77 years ago (1947)
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Type Combined arms
Role Administrative and staffing oversight.
Size 6 Infantries
HQ/Garrison Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.
Nickname(s)INF
Colors identification  
Engagements Military history of Pakistan
Website Pakistan Army − Infantry
Commanders
Director-General Maj-Gen. Dr. Ehsan Mehmood
Notable
commanders
Gen. Abdul Hamid Khan
Maj-Gen. Iftikhar' Khan
Insignia
War Flag
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg

The Pakistan Army Infantry Branch is a military administrative and combined arms branch of the Pakistan Army. [1]

Contents

The Infantry Branch of Pakistan Army is an administrative set up with its director-general, Major-General Ehsan Mahmood as of 2022. [2]

Overview

The Infantry Branch of the Pakistan Army was established from the partition of the former British Indian Army's Infantry in 1947– only five regiments were part of the Infantry.:50 [3] The Infantry Branch is in fact an administrative military organization that is not combat field formation, and it oversees the practice, training, rotation, and deployments including assisting the federal government in civic administration.:225 [4]

The Infantry Branch's personnel education, support and training is provided by the School of Infantry and Tactics.:397 [5] The Infantry Branch is commanded by its director-general– a two-star rank major-general– who works under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan. [6]


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