The IV Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 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.
It is currently being commanded by Lieutenant-General Umer Bashir appointed in October 2026.
Overview History and war service
This corps was created in the early part of 1966. It was the second corps level formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by the II Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only in Punjab.
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.The Pakistan Army-War 1965-Maj Gen Shaukat Riza-Army Education Press-1984
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.Battle of Chawinda History of Indo-Pak War of 1965. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed (ret) , Chapter oo Chawinda Battle
The IV Corps is headquartered in Lahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman was appointed as its first commander.
The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector.
Structure The corps order of battle is.Global Security Page on IV Corps
Corps IV Commander, Lahore Lt. Gen. Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah StructureAssigned UnitsUnit BadgeUnit HQ2nd Artillery Division Gujranwala10th Infantry DivisionLahore11th Infantry DivisionLahore212th Infantry Brigade Lahore3rd Independent Armoured Brigade ChunianIndependent Air Defence Brigade U/I LocationIndependent Signal Brigade U/I LocationIndependent Engineering Brigade U/I Location
List of corps commanders #NameStart of tenureEnd of tenure1Lt Gen Attiqur RahmanJanuary 1966August 19692Lt Gen Tikka KhanAugust 1969March 19713Lt Gen Bahadur SherMarch 1971January 19724Lt Gen Abdul Hameed Khan January 1972January 19745Lt Gen Iqbal KhanMarch 1976January 19786Lt Gen Sawar KhanJanuary 1978March 19807Lt Gen S.F.S. Lodhi March 1980March 19848Lt Gen Mohammad Aslam ShahMarch 1984March 19869Lt Gen Alam Jan MasudMarch 1986July 199010Lt Gen Mohammad AshrafJuly 1990January 199311Lt Gen Humayun Khan BangashJanuary 1993January 199612Lt Gen Moinuddin HaiderJanuary 1996March 199713Lt Gen Mohammad AkramMarch 1997October 199814Lt Gen Khalid MaqboolOctober 1998August 200015Lt Gen Aziz KhanAugust 2000October 200116Lt Gen Zarrar AzimOctober 2001December 200317Lt Gen Shahid AzizDecember 2003October 200518Lt Gen Syed Shafaat Ullah ShahOctober 2005March 200819Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed BakshiMarch 2008April 201020Lt Gen Rashad MahmoodApril 2010January 201321Lt Gen Maqsood AhmadJanuary 2013September 201322Lt Gen Naweed ZamanSeptember 2013September 201523Lt Gen Sadiq AliSeptember 2015September 201724Lt Gen Aamer RiazSeptember 2017December 201825Lt Gen Majid EhsanDecember 2018December 202026Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul AzizDecember 2020October 202227Lt Gen Salman Fayyaz GhanniOctober 2022 May 2023 28Lt Gen Syed Aamer RazaMay 2023January 2025 29Lt Gen Syed Fayyaz Hussain ShahJanuary 2025Incumbent
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