II Corps (Pakistan)

II Corps
Formation sign of II Corps, Multan
Active1967; 57 years ago (1967)[1]
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeXXX Corps
RoleManeuver/Deployment oversight.
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/GarrisonMultan Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s)Multan Corps[2]
Army Reserves South[3]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and black
   
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan Military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Ahsan Gulrez
Chief of StaffBrig. Usman Kiyani
Notable
commanders
Gen. Jehangir Karamat
Gen. Tikka Khan
Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
Gen. Rahimuddin Khan
Lt-Gen. Hamid Gul

The II Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army headquartered in Multan Cantonment, Punjab in Pakistan.[3] It is one the ten maneuver corps formations of the Pakistani military which has seen deployments against the Indian Army in 1971 towards east and the Afghan war to enforce national defenses in west of Pakistan.[4]

The corps is currently commanded by Lieutenant-General Ahsan Gulrez.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference General Shaukat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pakistan Army makes top level transfers and postings, several Corps Commanders reshuffled". timesofislamabad.com. 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Centre for Land Warfare Studies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Global Security was invoked but never defined (see the help page).