Force Command Northern Areas

Force Command Northern Areas
Active1948- Present
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeMountain infantry
RoleInfantry,though supporting artillery
Part ofX Corps (Pakistan)
HeadquartersGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Commanders
Current
commander
Major-General Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gillani
Ceremonial chiefGeneral Sahir Shamshad Mirza
Notable CommandersGeneral Syed Asim Munir General Qamar Javed Bajwa

Force Command Northern Areas is a division size formation of the Pakistan Army. It commands the troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is a component of X Corps of the Pakistan Army. In contrast to the general belief that it is a corps sized formation, it is a division sized force commanded by a major general. Its coat of arms is a snow leopard on a black background.