XXX Corps (Pakistan)

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XXX Corps
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Active1986;38 years ago (1986)
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Type Corps
Role Maneuver and combined arms oversight.
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/Garrison Gujranwala Cantonment, Punjab in Pakistan.
Nickname(s)30th Corps [1]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and green
   
Anniversaries1986
Engagements India-Pakistan Standoff in 2001–02
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
Commander Lt-Gen. Syed Imdad Hussain Shah
Notable
commanders
Gen. Syed Asim Munir
Gen. Raheel Sharif
Lt-Gen. Javed Ashraf
Lt-Gen. A. Q. Baloch
Lt-Gen. Nadeem Taj

The XXX Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, currently stationed in Punjab in Pakistan. [2]

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Formed in 1986 with its headquarters in Gujranwala Cantonment, the XXX Corps is one of Pakistan's tenth maneuvering and strike corps and it is currently commanded by Lt-Gen. Syed Imdad Hussain Shah as of 2023. [3]

Overview

Formation and war service

In 1985, the Army GHQ formed three field corps to improve the internal security in Balochistan and Punjab. [4] Originally, the XXX Corps was headquartered in Sialkot Cantonment, and took over the area of responsibility of strategic areas of Ilegal Indian Occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir (extending from Jehlum to Narowal) that was previously overlooked by the I Corps. [2] With I Corps becoming the part of the strategic army reserves, the XXX Corps was relocated and now headquarters in Gujranwala Cantonment since 1987. [5]

Thus, the XXX Corps was given the command of the formations that were detached from I Corps, which was then dedicated to offensive tasks. [6] The XXX Corps is known for its ability to conduct mechanized and the riverine operations. [1] Its mission parameters also included to prevent the Indian Army's mechanized divisions from further advancing and into penetrating Pakistan to cut the vital Lahore-Karachi links— the North-South links.:204–205 [7]

Structure

Its present order of battle is as follows: [8]

Structure of XXX Corps
CorpsCorps HQCorps CommanderAssigned UnitsUnit HQ
XXX Corps Gujranwala Lt.Gen Syed Imdad Hussain Shah
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15th Infantry Division Sialkot
8th Infantry Division Sialkot
54th Independent Infantry Brigade Sialkot
19th Independent Armoured Brigade Pasrur
Independent Anti-tank BrigadeU/I Location
Independent Engineering BrigadeU/I Location
Independent Signal BrigadeU/I Location

List of Commanders

Lieutenant-General
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Commander XXX CorpsTerm StartTerm End
Syed Imdad Hussain ShahNovember 2023Incumbent
Muhammad AamerOctober 2021November 2023
Asim Munir June 2019October 2021
Aamir AbbasiDecember 2017June 2019
Ikram Ul HaqSeptember 2015December 2017
Ghayur MahmoodOctober 2014September 2015
Salim NawazJuly 2013October 2014
Muzammil HussainOctober 2012July 2013
Raheel Sharif October 2010October 2012
Jamil HaiderApril 2010October 2010
Nadeem Taj October 2008April 2010
Waseem Ahmad AshrafApril 2007October 2008
Anis Ahmed AbbasiSeptember 2005April 2007
Mohammad SabirOctober 2004September 2005
Javed HassanJanuary 2004October 2004
Munir KhanMarch 2003January 2004
Faiz Jilani MalikOctober 2001March 2003
Abdul Qadir Baloch January 2001October 2001
Agha Jehangir KhanApril 1998January 2001
Naeem Akbar KhanMarch 1997April 1998
Ziauddin Butt February 1996March 1997
Javed Ashraf Qazi August 1995February 1996
Mohammad Tariq SJ May 1993August 1995
Hamid NiazMay 1992May 1993
Chaudhry Sardar AliNovember 1990May 1992
Pir Dad Khan SJ March 1988November 1990
Imtiaz WaraichJuly 1987March 1988

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