XII Corps (Pakistan)

XII Corps
Badge of XII Corps
Active	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	XXX Corps
Role	Maneuver/Deployment oversight.
Size	~45,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/Garrison	Quetta Cantonment, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nickname(s)	Quetta Corps[1][2] Southern Command: 309–311 [3]
Colors Identification	Red, white and black
Anniversaries	1985
Engagements	Balochistan Conflict First Balochistan conflict Second Balochistan conflict Third Balochistan conflict Fourth Balochistan conflict Fifth Balochistan conflict Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts 2001-2002 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes 2017 Afghanistan-Pakistan border Skirmishes Afghanistan conflict Soviet war in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan War on Terror NATO logistics during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Decorations	Military Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
Commander	Lt-Gen. Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan
Notable commanders	General K.S. Wynne General Abdul Waheed Lt-Gen. Sarfraz Ali Lt-Gen.Asif Ghafoor

The XII Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army currently headquartered in Quetta, Balochistan in Pakistan.^[4]

With reserves, paramilitary, and other military formations supporting the XII Corps, the corps has an area of responsibility of Balochistan and oversees its mission of responsibility to protect as an army's regional formation in Pakistan's security apparatus known as the Southern Command.^{: 309–311 [3]}