X Corps (Pakistan)

X Corps
Badge of X Corps
Active1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeXXX Corps
RoleManeuver/Deployment oversight
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/GarrisonChaklala Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s) The Pindi Corps
Rawalpindi Corps[1]
Northern Command': 309 [2]
Colors IdentificationRed, white and yellow
   
Anniversaries1974
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani wars and conflicts

Military standoffs with India

India–Pakistan border skirmishes

Taliban insurgency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Shahid Imtiaz
Chief of StaffBrig. Zeeshan
Notable
commanders
Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani
Gen. S.S. Mirza
Gen. Nadeem Raza
Gen. Qamar Javed
Gen. Tariq Majid
Lt-Gen. J.D. Khan
Lt-Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar
Lt-Gen. Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani
Lt-Gen. Mahmud Ahmed
Lt-Gen. Ali Kuli Khan
Lt-Gen. G.M. Malik
Lt-Gen. Aftab Ahmed
Insignia
War Flag

The X Corps is a field corps of Pakistan Army, currently headquartered in Chaklala Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan.[3] Together with the I Corps, it has an area of responsibility and responsibility to protect the Kashmir region— the side only which Pakistan administrates.[4]

With army reserves, paramilitary, and assigned to protect the presidency, the X Corps forms and leads an important formation in Pakistan' security spectrum, which is known as Northern Command.: 309–311 [2]

It is currently commanded by its commander, Lt-Gen. Shahid Imtiaz.[5]

  1. ^ "Rawalpindi Corps Commander visits troops at LoC". pakobserver.net.
  2. ^ a b Nawaz, Shuja (10 April 2020). The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4205-9. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, Alam, 2012 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).
  5. ^ "ISPR announces reshuffle in Army command". The Express Tribune. 24 August 2018.