XI Corps (Pakistan)

XI Corps
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeXXX Corps
RoleManeuver/Deployment oversight.
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/GarrisonPeshawar Cantonment, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickname(s)Peshawar Corps[1]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and black
   
Anniversaries1975
EngagementsAfghanistan conflict

Civil war in Afghanistan

Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes

DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Omer Ahmed Bokhari
Notable
commanders
Gen. M. A. Beg
Lt-Gen. Masood Aslam
Lt-Gen. Fazle Haq
Lt-Gen. A. J. Aurakzai
Lt-Gen.Faiz Hameed
Insignia
War Flag

The XI Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.: 168 [2][3]

It has the area of responsibility and to protect the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, which has seen active military actions in the continuous Afghan conflict since its establishment in 1975.: 10–11 [4]

  1. ^ "Peshawar corps commander inspects highway construction in Mohmand". Daily Times.
  2. ^ Fair, C. Christine (2010). Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State?. Rand Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-4807-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "XI Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ Markey, Daniel Seth (2008). Securing Pakistan's Tribal Belt. Council on Foreign Relations. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-87609-414-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.