11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)

11th Infantry Division
ActiveJuly 1965 - Present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance PAK
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeInfantry
RoleDivision
Size20,000 men (though this may vary as units are rotated)
Part ofIV Corps
Division HeadquartersLahore, Punjab province
ColoursRed over Black
  
AnniversariesDefence Day
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Battle of Lahore, Battle of Khem Karan, Battle of Husseinwala
DecorationsAwards and decorations of the Pakistan military
Commanders
General Officer Commanding Major General Malik Amir Muhammad Khan
Colonel StaffColonel Babar
Notable
commanders
General Raheel Sharif
General Abdul Hamid Khan
LTG Nadeem Taj
Major General Bilal Omer Khan
Major General Raza Muhammad
Major General Azeem Asif
LTG Shafaat Ullah Shah
Major General Muhammad Ali Khan

The 11th Infantry Division is an active formation of the Pakistan Army. It is currently deployed in Lahore as part of IV Corps, and is responsible for the defence of that city and the surrounding areas.

The division was formed just before the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Prior to this, the army chief at the time, General Muhammad Musa, had been calling for raising two new divisions;[1] this was denied by the government citing a benign security environment, the lack of funds and the general reluctance of the US to fund new risings under the foreign military assistance scheme.[2]

After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Indian army underwent a substantial increase in numbers and capability and, therefore, the Pakistani government reversed its position and the division was raised by utilising reserve GOC, Major General Abdul Hamid Khan.[3] The Division was then assigned to the defence of Lahore.

  1. ^ Pakistan Army War 1965, Shakuat Riza, ISBN 81-85019-60-6
  2. ^ Orders of Battle - Orders of Battle Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ History of Indo-Pak War of 1965. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed (ret) ISBN 969-8693-01-7