The XXX Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, currently stationed in Gujranwala, Punjab.
Formed in 1986 with its headquarters initially in Sialkot, it was later shifted to Gujranwala Cantonment. The XXX Corps is one of Pakistan's ten field corps and it is currently commanded by Lt-Gen. Syed Imdad Hussain Shah.
Overview Formation and war service
In 1985, the Army GHQ formed three field corps to improve the internal security in Balochistan and Punjab. Originally, the XXX Corps was headquartered in Sialkot Cantonment, and took over the area of responsibility for the strategic areas of Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir (extending from Jhelum to Narowal) that was previously overseen by the I Corps. With I Corps becoming part of the strategic army reserves, the XXX Corps was relocated and has now been headquartered in Gujranwala Cantonment since 1987.
Thus, the XXX Corps was given the command of the formations that were detached from I Corps, which was then dedicated to offensive tasks.Ravi Rikhye,Pakistan Army Divisions The XXX Corps is known for its ability to conduct mechanized and the riverine operations. Its mission parameters also included preventing the Indian Army's mechanized divisions from advancing into Pakistan to cut the vital Lahore-Karachi links— the North-South links.
Structure Its present order of battle is as follows:Global Security website page on XXX Corps Structure of XXX CorpsCorpsCorps HQCorps CommanderAssigned UnitsUnit HQ XXX Corps GujranwalaLt.Gen Syed Imdad Hussain Shah 15th Infantry Division Sialkot8th Infantry Division Sialkot54th Independent Infantry BrigadeSialkot19th Independent Armoured Brigade PasrurIndependent Anti-tank BrigadeU/I LocationIndependent Engineering BrigadeU/I LocationIndependent Signal BrigadeU/I Location
List of Commanders Lieutenant-General Commander XXX CorpsTerm startTerm endSyed Imdad Hussain ShahDecember 2023Incumbent Muhammad Aamer October 2021 December 2023 Asim Munir June 2019 October 2021Aamir AbbasiDecember 2017 June 2019Ikram Ul Haq September 2015 December 2017Ghayur MahmoodOctober 2014 September 2015Salim Nawaz July 2013 October 2014Muzammil HussainOctober 2012 July 2013Raheel Sharif October 2010 October 2012Jamil Haider April 2010 October 2010Nadeem Taj October 2008 April 2010Waseem Ahmad Ashraf April 2007 October 2008 Anis Ahmed Abbasi September 2005 April 2007 Mohammad Sabir October 2004 September 2005Javed Hassan January 2004 October 2004Munir Khan March 2003 January 2004Faiz Jilani Malik October 2001 March 2003Abdul Qadir Baloch January 2001 October 2001 Agha Jehangir Khan April 1998 January 2001Naeem Akbar Khan March 1997 April 1998Ziauddin Butt February 1996 March 1997 Javed Ashraf Qazi August 1995 February 1996 Mohammad Tariq SJ May 1993 August 1995Hamid Niaz May 1992 May 1993Chaudhry Sardar Ali November 1990 May 1992 Pir Dad Khan SJ March 1988 November 1990Imtiaz Waraich July 1987 March 1988
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