The XXX Corps is a field
corps
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of the
Pakistan Army
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, currently stationed in
Gujranwala
Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...
,
Punjab
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.
Formed in 1986 with its headquarters initially in Sialkot, it was later shifted to
Gujranwala Cantonment
Gujranwala Cantonment () is a cantonment adjacent to Gujranwala in Punjab province, Pakistan
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. 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
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and
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
.
Originally, the XXX Corps was headquartered in
Sialkot Cantonment
Sialkot Cantonment (Urdu: سیالکوٹ چھاؤنی) is a military cantonment adjacent to the city of Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
History
It is one of the oldest and most important cantonments of Pakistan. It was establis ...
, and took over the area of responsibility of strategic areas of
Indian Administered of Jammu and Kashmir (extending from Jehlum to Narowal) that was previously overlooked by the
I Corps.
With I Corps becoming the part of the strategic army reserves, the XXX Corps was relocated and now headquarters in
Gujranwala Cantonment
Gujranwala Cantonment () is a cantonment adjacent to Gujranwala in Punjab province, Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, f ...
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. The XXX Corps is known for its ability to conduct
mechanized and the
riverine operations.
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.
Structure
Its present order of battle is as follows:
Global Security website page on XXX Corps
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List of Commanders
References
Further reading
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Corps of the Pakistan Army
Military units and formations established in 1987
1986 establishments in Pakistan
Military in Punjab, Pakistan