X Corps (Pakistan)

X Corps
Active 1974 - Present
Country  Pakistan
Allegiance  Pakistan Army
Branch Active Duty
Type Army Corps
Role Combined arms formation
Tactical headquarters element
Size 87,500+ approximately (though this may vary as units are rotated)
Part of Central Military Command of Pakistan Army
HQ/Command Control Headquarter Rawalpindi, Punjab Province
Nickname(s) X Corps
The Pindi Corps
Colors Identification Red, White and yellow
            
Engagements Siachen conflict
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
1999 Pakistani coup d'état
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
Corps Commander Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal
Notable
commanders

LTG Jahan Dad Khan
GEN Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
GEN Tariq Majid
LTG Zahid Ali Akbar
LTG Jamshed Gulzar Kiani
LTG Mahmud Ahmed
LTG Ali Kuli Khan Khattak
LTG Ghulam Muhammad Malik
LTG Aftab Ahmad Khan
Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa

The X Corps is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army, currently assigned in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its one of two brigades are currently active in Kashmir. One of its brigades, the 111th Infantry Brigade in Rawalpindi, has been frequently involved in military coup d'etats since Pakistani independence.

History

The X Corps was raised in 1974 by Lt. General Aftab Ahmad Khan. Headquartered in Rawalpindi, it is responsible for operations in some areas of Kashmir.[1] Before that all formations in Kashmir were controlled directly from GHQ. As an ode to Lt. General Aftab Ahmad Khan, the insignia of the X Corps features a Rising Sun or Aftab (in Urdu) with 10 rays extruding from it.

Serving on the LOC

In 1974, as today, the Indian and Pakistani forces face each other across the LOC, and there are often exchanges of fire, and sometime full-scale battles. Since 1974, the formation's primary occupation has been to protect Pakistani interests on the LOC.

Siachen conflict

In 1984, the Pakistan Army was involved in a major skirmish with the Indian Army in the northernmost part of the disputed region of Kashmir. Under the command of Lt Gen Zahid Ali Akbar Khan, the X Corps was put into action on the highest battlefield in the world.

Kargil War

Main article: Kargil War

In 1999, under the command of Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed, the conflict over Kargil saw the corps enter action, in Kargil itself, and all along the LOC. Over several weeks in June 1999, the entire corps was engaged for the first time in its history. During the fighting, Havildar Lalak Jan a trooper of the corps would earn the Nishan-e-Haider.

List of commanders

  1. Lt Gen Aftab Ahmad Khan, 1974 – March 1976
  2. Lt Gen Faiz Ali Chishti, March 1976 – March 1980
  3. Lt Gen Jahan Dad Khan, March 1980 – March 1984
  4. Lt Gen Zahid Ali Akbar Khan, March 1984 – May 1987
  5. Lt Gen Imran Ullah Khan, May 1987 – May 1991
  6. Lt Gen Ghulam Muhammad Malik, 1992 – October 1995
  7. Lt Gen Ali Kuli Khan Khattak, October 1995 – May 1997
  8. Lt Gen Saleem Haider, May 1997 – October 1998
  9. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed, October 1998 – November 1999
  10. Lt Gen Jamshed Gulzar Kiani, November 1999 – October 2001
  11. Lt Gen Syed Arif Hassan, October 2001 – September 2003
  12. Lt Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, September 2003 – October 2004
  13. Lt Gen Salahuddin Satti, October 2004 – October 2006
  14. Lt Gen Tariq Majid, October 2006 – October 2007
  15. Lt Gen Mohsin Kamal, October 2007 – October 2008
  16. Lt Gen Tahir Mahmood, October 2008 – April 2010
  17. Lt Gen Khalid Nawaz Khan, April 2010 – August 2013
  18. Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, August 2013 – September 2015
  19. Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal, September 2015 – Present

Order of Battle

The Corps HQ is stationed in Rawalpindi, however its subordinate formations and units are mostly deployed in Kashmir.

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