V Corps (Pakistan)

V Corps
Badge of V Corps
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/GarrisonKarachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname(s)Karachi Corps[1]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and gold
   
Anniversaries1975
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar
Chief of StaffBrig. 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

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]

  1. ^ "Karachi Corps Commander News". tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "V Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "One-third of corps commanders replaced in major reshuffle". dawn.com. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.