The IV Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Having established in January 1966, it is Pakistan army's of one of ten field corps formations which saw its deployment against the Indian Army in 1971.[3]
| IV Corps | |
|---|---|
 Badge of IV Corps | |
| Active | 1966[1] - Present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Type | XXX Corps |
| Role | Maneuver/Deployment oversight. |
| Size | ~45,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
| Corps Headquarters | Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nickname(s) | Lahore Corps |
| Colors Identification | Red, white and silver |
| Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lt-Gen. Aamer Raza |
| Chief of Staff | Brigadier Zia Khan |
| Notable commanders | Gen. Tikka Khan Lt-Gen. Moinuddin Haider |
| Insignia | |
| War Flag |  |
It is currently commanded by its commander, Lieutenant-General Aamer Raza.[4]
Overview
editHistory and war service
editThe GHQ Pakistan, working under Gen. Yahya Khan in Rawalpindi established the formation in to ensure national defenses of Lahore in January 1966.[2][3] It was the second formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by the II Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only in Punjab.[3]
During the second war with Indian Army, the I Corps maneuvered the entire armored and infantry units which found to be unwieldy and extremely ineffective to control the army elements to coordinate the missions together.[5]
The 4th artillery of the Regiment of Artillery, that played a crucial role in supporting the 6th Armored Division in Battle of Chawinda attached to I Corps, played a crucial role in establishing the IV Corps.[6][7][8]
The IV Corps is headquartered in Lahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman was appointed as its first corps.[1]
The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector.[9]
Structure
editThe corps order of battle is.[10]
| Structure of IV Corps | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps | Corps HQ | Corps Commander | Assigned Units | Unit HQ | |||||
| IV Corps | Lahore | Lt. Gen. Syed Aamer Raza
| |||||||
| 2nd Artillery Division | Gujranwala | ||||||||
| 10th Infantry Division: | Lahore | ||||||||
| 11th Infantry Division | Lahore | ||||||||
| 212th Infantry Brigade | Lahore | ||||||||
| 3rd Independent Armoured Brigade | Chunian | ||||||||
| Independent Engineering Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| Independent Signal Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
List of corps commanders
edit| # | Name | Start of tenure | End of tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman | January 1966 | August 1969 |
| 2 | Lt Gen Tikka Khan | August 1969 | March 1971 |
| 3 | Lt Gen Bahadur Sher Khan | March 1971 | January 1972 |
| 4 | Lt Gen Abdul Hameed Khan | January 1972 | January 1974 |
| 5 | Lt Gen Iqbal Khan | March 1976 | January 1978 |
| 6 | Lt Gen Sawar Khan | January 1978 | March 1980 |
| 7 | Lt Gen S.F.S. Lodhi | March 1980 | March 1984 |
| 8 | Lt Gen Mohammad Aslam Shah | March 1984 | March 1986 |
| 9 | Lt Gen Alam Jan Masud | March 1986 | July 1990 |
| 10 | Lt Gen Mohammad Ashraf | July 1990 | January 1993 |
| 11 | Lt Gen Humayun Khan Bangash | January 1993 | January 1996 |
| 12 | Lt Gen Moinuddin Haider | January 1996 | March 1997 |
| 13 | Lt Gen Mohammad Akram | March 1997 | October 1998 |
| 14 | Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool | October 1998 | August 2000 |
| 15 | Lt Gen Aziz Khan | August 2000 | October 2001 |
| 16 | Lt Gen Zarrar Azim | October 2001 | December 2003 |
| 17 | Lt Gen Shahid Aziz | December 2003 | October 2005 |
| 18 | Lt Gen Shafaat Ullah Shah | October 2005 | March 2008 |
| 19 | Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakshi | March 2008 | April 2010 |
| 20 | Lt Gen Rashad Mahmood | April 2010 | January 2013 |
| 21 | Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmad | January 2013 | September 2013 |
| 22 | Lt Gen Naweed Zaman | September 2013 | September 2015 |
| 23 | Lt Gen Sadiq Ali | September 2015 | September 2017 |
| 24 | Lt Gen Aamer Riaz | September 2017 | December 2018 |
| 25 | Lt Gen Majid Ehsan | December 2018 | December 2020 |
| 25 | Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz | December 2020 | October 2022 |
| 26 | Lt Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghanni | October 2022 | May 2023 |
| 27 | Lt Gen Syed Aamer Raza | 16 May 2023 | Present |
References
edit- ^ a b Raja, Khadim Hussain (2012). A Stranger in My Own Country: East Pakistan, 1969-1971 by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Khadim Hussain Raja. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195474411.
- ^ a b "IV Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Global Security. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Alam, Dr Shah (1 July 2012). Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-81411-79-7. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Nazar, Nuzhat (18 May 2023). "Lt-Gen Syed Aamer Reza made Corps Commander Lahore". Brecorder. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ The Pakistan Army-War 1965-Maj Gen Shaukat Riza-Army Education Press-1984
- ^ "50 years of the Regiment of Artllery". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ Battle of Chawinda Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History of Indo-Pak War of 1965. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed (ret) ISBN 969-8693-01-7, Chapter oo Chawinda Battle
- ^ Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh (1981). History of the Indian Armoured Corps, 1941-1971: The Indian armour. Vision Books. ISBN 978-81-7094-004-3. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Global Security Page on IV Corps
Further reading
edit- Cloughley, Brian (1999). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Karachi, Sind, Pakistan: Karachi University Press. ISBN 9780195790153.