V Corps (Pakistan)

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V Corps
Karachi Core logo.PNG
Badge of V Corps
Active1975;49 years ago (1975)
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
TypeXXX Corps
Role Maneuver/Deployment oversight.
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/Garrison Karachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname(s)Karachi Corps [1]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and gold
   
Anniversaries1975
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
Commander Lt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar
Chief of Staff Brig. Zill E Husnain.
Notable
commanders		 Gen. A. S. Hyat
Gen. Asif Nawaz
Lt-Gen. Arif Bangash
Lt.Gen.Zaheerul Islam
Lt-Gen. Naveed Mukhtar
Lt-Gen. Nadeem Anjum
Insignia
War Flag
Flag of Pakistan's V Corps.gif

The V Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army currently headquartered in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. Its current mission objectives are to provide security and external security deployments within its area of responsibility. [2] One of Pakistan army's ten field corps, it has an area of responsibility and responsibility to protect of Sindh region.: 310 

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As of current, the corps is commanded by Lt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar. [3]

History

Formation and war service

As part of major re-organization of the Pakistani military, the Army GHQ raised the corps formation with a mission parameter to protect and intercept any Indian Army's attempt to disrupt the North-South landline link between Karachi and Lahore. [4] [2]

Despite its role, the V Corps has not seen active conflict with Indian Army but has provided its expertise in desert warfare while providing assistance to Sindh's police department to contain the local dacoits and law enforcements in Karachi by deploying the Army Rangers. [4] The V Corps is the only strike corps of the army in Sindh; it has area of responsibility and protect the entire province of Sindh. [5]

In 1999, the V Corps was a major part of North-South regional formation, falling under the Southern Command together with the XII Corps but this short-lived due to confusion among the commanders.: 309  [6] The Southern Command now exclusively includes the XII Corps.: 309  [6]

Despite its strike and combat role, The V Corps has been deployed by the Army GHQ to aide and assist the federal government as part of the military aid to the civil power to help and better prepare for natural disasters with its 18th Infantry Division being involved in establishing relief camps and evacuating people living near the coastline. [7] [8] [9]

Structure

Structure of V Corps
CorpsCorps HQCorps CommanderAssigned UnitsUnit HQ
V Corps Karachi Lt. Gen. Babar Iftikhar
US-O9 insignia.svg 		16th Infantry Division: Pano Aqil
18th Infantry Division: Hyderabad
25th Mechanized Division: Malir
31st Mechanized Brigade Hyderabad
2nd Armored Brigade Malir
Independent Artillery BrigadeN/A
Independent Signal BrigadeN/A
Independent Engineering BrigadeN/A

List of corps commanders

#NameStart of tenureEnd of tenure
1Lt Gen Mohammad Akbar Khan1974March 1976
2Lt Gen Jehanzeb ArbabMarch 1976January 1978
3Lt Gen Iqbal Khan January 1978September 1978
4Lt Gen S.M. Abbasi September 1978March 1980
5Lt Gen Ahmad Jamal KhanMarch 1980March 1984
6Lt Gen Ahmad Shamim KhanMarch 1984March 1988
7Lt Gen Asif Nawaz March 1988March 1991
8Lt Gen Arif Bangash March 19911992
9Lt Gen Naseer Akhtar19921994
10Lt Gen Lehrasab Khan1994May 1997
11Lt Gen Afzal JanjuaMay 1997October 1998
12Lt Gen Muzaffar Hussain Usmani October 1998May 2001
13Lt Gen Tariq Wasim GhaziMay 2001January 2004
14Lt Gen Ahsan Saleem Hyat January 2004October 2004
15Lt Gen Syed Atahar AliOctober 2004April 2006
16Lt Gen Ahsan Azhar HyatApril 2006October 2008
17Lt Gen Shahid IqbalOctober 2008October 2010
18Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam October 2010March 2012
19Lt Gen Ijaz ChaudhryMarch 2012November 2013
20Lt Gen Sajjad GhaniNovember 2013October 2014
21Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar October 2014December 2016
22Lt Gen Shahid Baig Mirza December 2016August 2018
23Lt Gen Humayun AzizAugust 2018December 2020
24Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum December 2020November 2021
25Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed November 2021December 2022
26Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar December 2022-

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