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. One of Pakistan army's ten field corps, it has an area of responsibility and responsibility to protect the Sindh region, and to halter Indian advancements into the Sindh, and lower Punjab region.
As of current, the corps is commanded by Lt-Gen. Muhammad Avais Dastgir.
History Formation and war service As part of major re-organization of the Pakistani military, the Army GHQ raised the corps formation with a mission parameter to protect and intercept any Indian Army's attempt to disrupt the North-South landline link between Karachi and Lahore.
Despite its role, the V Corps has not seen active conflict with Indian Army but has provided its expertise in desert warfare while providing assistance to Sindh's police department to contain the local dacoits and law enforcements in Karachi by deploying the Army Rangers.The V Corps is the only strike corps of the army in Sindh; it has area of responsibility and protect the entire province of Sindh.
In 1999, the V Corps was a major part of North-South regional formation, falling under the Southern Command together with the XII Corps but this short-lived due to confusion among the commanders. The Southern Command now exclusively includes the XII Corps.
Despite its strike and combat role, The V Corps has been deployed by the Army GHQ to aide and assist the federal government as part of the military aid to the civil power to help and better prepare for natural disasters with its 18th Infantry Division being involved in establishing relief camps and evacuating people living near the coastline.
Structure Corps V Commander, Karachi Lt. Gen. Avais Dastgir StructureAssigned UnitsUnit BadgeUnit HQ16th Infantry Division Pano Aqil18th Infantry DivisionHyderabad25th Mechanized DivisionMalirSindh RangersKarachi31st Mechanized Brigade Hyderabad2nd Armored Brigade MalirIndependent Artillery Brigade KarachiIndependent Signal Brigade N/AIndependent Engineering Brigade N/AIndependent Air Defence Brigade N/A
List of corps commanders #NameStart of tenureEnd of tenure1Lt Gen Mohammad Akbar Khan1974March 19762Lt Gen Jehanzeb ArbabMarch 1976January 19783Lt Gen Iqbal KhanJanuary 1978September 19784Lt Gen S.M. AbbasiSeptember 1978March 19805Lt Gen Ahmad Jamal KhanMarch 1980March 19846Lt Gen Ahmad Shamim KhanMarch 1984March 19887Lt Gen Asif NawazMarch 1988March 19918Lt Gen Arif BangashMarch 199119929Lt Gen Naseer Akhtar1992199410Lt Gen Lehrasab Khan1994May 199711Lt Gen Afzal JanjuaMay 1997October 199812Lt Gen Muzaffar Hussain UsmaniOctober 1998May 200113Lt Gen Tariq Wasim GhaziMay 2001January 200414Lt Gen Ahsan Saleem HyatJanuary 2004October 200415Lt Gen Syed Atahar AliOctober 2004April 200616Lt Gen Ahsan Azhar HyatApril 2006October 200817Lt Gen Shahid IqbalOctober 2008October 201018Lt Gen Zaheerul IslamOctober 2010March 201219Lt Gen Ijaz ChaudhryMarch 2012November 201320Lt Gen Sajjad GhaniNovember 2013October 201421Lt Gen Naveed MukhtarOctober 2014December 201622Lt Gen Shahid Baig MirzaDecember 2016August 201823Lt Gen Humayun AzizAugust 2018December 202024Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed AnjumDecember 2020November 202125Lt Gen Muhammad SaeedNovember 2021December 202226Lt Gen Babar IftikharDecember 2022 January 202527.Lt Gen Muhammad Avais DastgirJanuary 2025incumbent
See also XI Corps (Pakistan) I Corps (Pakistan) Structure of the Pakistan Army
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Further reading
External links Global Security Website about the V Corps This shows the Formations Insignia