The XI Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.: 168 [2][3]
| XI Corps | |
|---|---|
 Badge of Pakistan Army | |
| Active | 1975 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Type | XXX Corps |
| Role | Maneuver/Deployment oversight. |
| Size | ~45,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
| HQ/Garrison | Peshawar Cantonment, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Nickname(s) | Peshawar Corps[1] |
| Colors Identification | Red, white and black |
| Anniversaries | 1975 |
| Engagements | Afghanistan conflict
Civil war in Afghanistan
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lt-Gen. Omer Ahmed Bokhari |
| Notable commanders | Gen. M. A. Beg Lt-Gen. Masood Aslam Lt-Gen. Fazle Haq Lt-Gen. A. J. Aurakzai Lt-Gen.Faiz Hameed |
| Insignia | |
| War Flag |  |
It has the area of responsibility and to protect the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, which has seen active military actions in the continuous Afghan conflict since its establishment in 1975.: 10–11 [4]
Overview
editFormation and war service
editAs part of the major reorganization of the Pakistani military in 1974, the XI Corps was one of three corps that were formed to strengthened the national defenses to protect the north–south links from the incursions and secret raids coming from the Afghan National Army.: 119 [5][3] It was followed by V Corps stationed in South, having headquartered in Peshawar Cantonment with Lt-Gen. Majeed Malik becoming its first commander in 1975.: vii [6][7]
The XI Corps structure is based on 7th Inf. Div. and the 9th Inf. Div. with the armored, engineering, and signal brigades and elements of the Frontier Corps being its part.: 148–149 [8]
Similar to the X Corps, the XI Corps has an area of expertise in mountain warfare, and sometimes, it is included in the Northern Command— though it is the X Corps that leads the Northern Command overall.: 309–311 [9]
Due to its deployment in sensitive border areas and mission parameters to prevent Afghan Army or insurgents' adventures in western fronts, the XI Corps has seen more military actions against the former Soviet Army, the former Afghan National Army and then the insurgents than any of Pakistan's field corps deployed in other fronts since the 1980.: 64–65 [10]
Structure
editBased on the known information to the public release, the order of battle (ORBAT) is subject to troops rotation based on a strategic calculations by the Pakistani war strategists.[6]
Although, the XI Corps has permanent infantry divisions with engineering and signal brigades in its support, the XI Corps has received reinforcements from local law enforcement agencies, army's special forces, and the elements of the Frontier Corps during the heights of the military operations in the War on terror theater.[10] The XI corps is based in the following areas:
| Structure of XI Corps | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps | Corps HQ | Corps Commander | Assigned Units | Formation Badge | Unit HQ | ||||
| XI Corps | Peshawar | Lt. Gen Omer Ahmed Bokhari
|
7th Infantry Division | Miranshah | |||||
| 9th Infantry Division | Kohat | ||||||||
| Independent Armoured Brigade | Nowshera | ||||||||
| Independent Engineering Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| Independent Signal Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
List of Commanders XI Corps
editLieutenant-General 
|
Name | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majeed Malik | April 1975 | March 1976 | |
| Sawar Khan | March 1976 | January 1978 | |
| Fazle Haq | January 1978 | March 1980 | |
| Chaudhri Abdul Majid | March 1980 | April 1984 | |
| Muhammad Iqbal | April 1984 | October 1985 | |
| Mirza Aslam Beg | October 1985 | January 1987 | |
| Ahmad Kamal Khan | January 1987 | February 1989 | |
| Rehm Dil Bhatti | February 1989 | September 1990 | |
| Farrakh Khan | September 1990 | August 1991 | |
| Ayaz Ahmad | August 1991 | May 1994 | |
| Mumtaz Gul | May 1994 | October 1996 | |
| Saeed uz Zafar | October 1996 | March 2000 | |
| Imtiaz Shaheen | March 2000 | April 2001 | |
| Ehsan ul Haq | April 2001 | October 2001 | |
| Ali Jan Aurakzai | October 2001 | March 2004 | |
| Safdar Hussain | March 2004 | September 2005 | |
| Mohammad Hamid Khan | September 2005 | April 2007 | |
| Masood Aslam, | April 2007 | April 2010 | |
| Asif Yasin Malik | April 2010 | December 2011 | |
| Khalid Rabbani | December 2011 | October 2014 | |
| Hidayat Ur Rehman | October 2014 | December 2016 | |
| Nazir Ahmed Butt | December 2016 | October 2018 | |
| Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood | October 2018 | November 2019 | |
| Nauman Mehmood | November 2019 | November 2021 | |
| Faiz Hameed | November 2021 | 8 August 2022 | |
| Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat Khan | 8 August 2022 | 16 May 2024 | |
| Omer Ahmed Bokhari | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ "Peshawar corps commander inspects highway construction in Mohmand". Daily Times.
- ^ Fair, C. Christine (2010). Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State?. Rand Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-4807-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b "XI Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Markey, Daniel Seth (2008). Securing Pakistan's Tribal Belt. Council on Foreign Relations. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-87609-414-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Gujral, Santokh Singh (1988). Pakistan Under Third Military President. Gujral Printers. p. 190. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b Farooq, Talat (1 July 2016). US-Pakistan Relations: Pakistan's Strategic Choices in the 1990s. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-35849-7. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ 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 26 November 2023.
- ^ Pakistan Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook - Strategic Information and Developments. Lulu.com. August 2013. ISBN 978-1-4387-3722-5. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Yusuf, Moeed (18 February 2014). Pakistan's Counterterrorism Challenge. Georgetown University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-62616-045-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
Further reading
edit- Cloughley, Brian (1999). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Karachi, Sind, Pakistan: Karachi University Press. ISBN 9780195790153.
External links
edit- GlobalSecurity.org, Global Security Website about the XI Corps
- This shows the Formations Insignia
- Daily Times - Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik Takes Over As Peshawar Corps Commander [1]