Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps

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Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance
Pakistan Ordnance Corps logo.png
Badge of the Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps
Active1947;77 years ago (1947)
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Type Combat service support
Role Administrative and staffing oversight.
SizeVaries
HQ/GarrisonOrdnance Center in Malir Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname(s)ORD
Colors IdentificationGold
 
Anniversaries1947
Engagements Military history of Pakistan
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
Chief of Logistics Staff (LGS)
 Maj-Gen. Shahab Sahid
Notable
commanders		Maj-Gen. Shahid Hamid
Insignia
War Flag
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg
The Pakistani troops from the Ordnance Corps examining the mocked UXO in 2010. U.S., Pakistani Forces Combine to Counter Common Enemy DVIDS250074.jpg
The Pakistani troops from the Ordnance Corps examining the mocked UXO in 2010.

The Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance is a military administrative and the staff service branch of the Pakistan Army. [1] Headquartered in the Malir Cantonment in Sindh, the corps broad mission is to provide army units with weapons, explosives, and ammunition, which also includes the procurement and ground mobility. [2]

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As of 2023, the ordnance corps is commanded by Maj-Gen. Shahab Shahid as its Chief of Logistics Staff (LSG)— though the position is or/was also known as Master–General of Ordnance. [3] [4]

Overview

The Ordnance Corps was established from the partition of the British Indian Army on 14 August 1947.: 40–50  [5] During its early formation, the leadership of the administration of the ordnance corps was deputed from the British Army– Brig. A. Whiteside (later ascended as General) was Pakistan Army's first Master–General of Ordnance, which he served from 1947–51. [3] : 63  [6] In 1951, Major-General Shahid Hamid was appointed as country's local first master-general of ordnance. [3]

The Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps current mission is to support the development, acquisition, and production of the ammunitions, explosives, and ground mobility materiel to provide combat formations to the Pakistan Army.: 30–39  [7] The Ordnance College in Karachi provides the trained professionals and personnel to support the corps. [8]

As of CY -23, the Ordnance Corps is commanded by the Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS)— in past time, the position is or/was Master–General of Ordnance— working under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi. [3] [9]

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References

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