V Corps | |
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Active | 1975 |
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 | Karachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nickname(s) | Karachi Corps[1] |
Colors Identification | Red, white and gold |
Anniversaries | 1975 |
Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan military |
Commanders | |
Commander | Lt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar |
Chief of Staff | Brig. Zill E Husnain. |
Notable commanders | Gen. A. S. Hyat Gen. Asif Nawaz Lt-Gen. Arif Bangash Lt.Gen.Zaheerul Islam Lt-Gen. Naveed Mukhtar Lt-Gen. Nadeem Anjum |
Insignia | |
War Flag |
Maneuver Corps of the Pakistan Army | ||||
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The V Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army currently headquartered in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. Its current mission objectives are to provide security and external security deployments within its area of responsibility.[2] One of Pakistan army's ten field corps, it has an area of responsibility and responsibility to protect of Sindh region.: 310
As of current, the corps is commanded by Lt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar.[3]