| XXX Corps | |
|---|---|
 Badge of XXX Corps | |
| Active | 1986 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  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 Identification | Red, white and green |
| Anniversaries | 1986 |
| 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 |
| Maneuver Corps of the Pakistan Army | ||||
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The XXX Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, currently stationed in Punjab in Pakistan.[2]
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 Indian union 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps | Corps HQ | Corps Commander | Assigned Units | Unit HQ | |||||
| XXX Corps | Gujranwala | Lt.Gen Syed Imdad Hussain Shah  | |||||||
| 15th Infantry Division | Sialkot | ||||||||
| 8th Infantry Division | Sialkot | ||||||||
| 54th Independent Infantry Brigade | Sialkot | ||||||||
| 19th Independent Armoured Brigade | Pasrur | ||||||||
| Independent Anti-tank Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| Independent Engineering Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| Independent Signal Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
List of Commanders
Lieutenant-General  |
Commander XXX Corps | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Imdad Hussain Shah | November 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Muhammad Aamer | October 2021 | November 2023 | |
| Asim Munir | June 2019 | October 2021 | |
| Aamir Abbasi | December 2017 | June 2019 | |
| Ikram Ul Haq | September 2015 | December 2017 | |
| Ghayur Mahmood | October 2014 | September 2015 | |
| Salim Nawaz | July 2013 | October 2014 | |
| Muzammil Hussain | October 2012 | July 2013 | |
| Raheel Sharif | October 2010 | October 2012 | |
| Jamil Haider | April 2010 | October 2010 | |
| Nadeem Taj | October 2008 | April 2010 | |
| Waseem Ahmad Ashraf | April 2007 | October 2008 | |
| Anis Ahmed Abbasi | September 2005 | April 2007 | |
| Mohammad Sabir | October 2004 | September 2005 | |
| Javed Hassan | January 2004 | October 2004 | |
| Munir Khan | March 2003 | January 2004 | |
| Faiz Jilani Malik | October 2001 | March 2003 | |
| Abdul Qadir Baloch | January 2001 | October 2001 | |
| Agha Jehangir Khan | April 1998 | January 2001 | |
| Naeem Akbar Khan | March 1997 | April 1998 | |
| Ziauddin Butt | February 1996 | March 1997 | |
| Javed Ashraf Qazi | August 1995 | February 1996 | |
| Mohammad Tariq SJ | May 1993 | August 1995 | |
| Hamid Niaz | May 1992 | May 1993 | |
| Chaudhry Sardar Ali | November 1990 | May 1992 | |
| Pir Dad Khan SJ | March 1988 | November 1990 | |
| Imtiaz Waraich | July 1987 | March 1988 |
References
- 1 2 Dominguez, Gabriel; Cranny-Evans, Samuel (13 October 2021). "Pakistan Army holds induction ceremony for VT4 MBT". Janes.com. Janes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- 1 2 "XXX Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "STRATCOM BUREAU, X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Alam, Dr Shah (1 July 2012). Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-81411-79-7. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Fair, C. Christine (25 April 2014). Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-939588-0. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Ravi Rikhye,Pakistan Army Divisions Archived 7 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dutt, Sanjay (2000). War and Peace in Kargil Sector. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-151-9. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Global Security website page on XXX Corps
Further reading
- Cloughley, Brian (1999). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Karachi, Sind, Pakistan: Karachi University Press. ISBN 9780195790153.
