The IV Corps is a field

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of the

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, headquartered in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

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, Pakistan. Having established in January 1966, it is Pakistan army's of one of ten field corps formations which saw its deployment against the

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in 1971. It is currently being commanded by Lieutenant-General Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah.

Overview

History and war service

This corps was created in the early part of 1966. It was the second corps level formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by the II Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only in

. During the second war with Indian Army, the I Corps maneuvered the entire armored and infantry units which found to be unwieldy and extremely ineffective to control the army elements to coordinate the missions together. The 4th artillery of the

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, that played a crucial role in supporting the

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attached to I Corps, played a crucial role in establishing the IV Corps. The IV Corps is headquartered in

Lahore Cantonment Lahore Cantonment () is a garrison located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Lahore City District (UC 152), it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of ...

since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General

Attiqur Rahman Mohammed Attiqur Rahman ( Punjabi, ) (24 June 1918 – 1 June 1996), also known by his nickname as General Turk, was a senior general in the Pakistan Army, a noted military historian, and a senior government official. He was the martial law admi ...

was appointed as its first commander. The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector.

Structure

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Overview

History and war service

Structure

List of corps commanders

References

Further reading