Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps

Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance
Badge of the Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps
Active1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCombat service support
RoleAdministrative and staffing oversight.
SizeVaries
HQ/GarrisonOrdnance Center in Malir Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname(s)ORD
Colors IdentificationGold
 
Anniversaries1947
EngagementsMilitary history of Pakistan
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
Chief of Logistics Staff (LGS)
Maj-Gen. Shahab Sahid
Notable
commanders
Maj-Gen. Shahid Hamid
Insignia
War Flag
The Pakistani troops from the Ordnance Corps examining the mocked UXO in 2010.

The Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance is a military administrative and the staff service branch of the Pakistan Army.[1] Headquartered in the Malir Cantonment in Sindh, the corps broad mission is to provide army units with weapons, explosives, and ammunition, which also includes the procurement and ground mobility.[2]

As of 2023, the ordnance corps is commanded by Maj-Gen. Shahab Shahid as its Chief of Logistics Staff (LSG)— though the position is or/was also known as Master–General of Ordnance.[3][4]

  1. ^ "COAS Gen Bajwa installs Maj Gen Syed Shahab Shahid as colonel commandant of Ordnance Corps". 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Army chief urges to remain vigilant against any 'misadventure'". 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference British High Commission in Islamabad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Army chief visits Ordnance Centre, Fauji Foundation in Karachi". 11 February 2022.