X Corps (Pakistan)

X Corps
Badge of X Corps
Active1974 (1974)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeXXX Corps
RoleManeuver/Deployment oversight
Size~200,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/GarrisonChaklala Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s) The Pindi Corps
Rawalpindi Corps
Northern Command':309
Colors IdentificationRed, white and yellow
   
Anniversaries1974
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani wars and conflicts

Military standoffs with India

India–Pakistan border skirmishes

Taliban insurgency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Shahid Imtiaz
Chief of StaffBrig. Zeeshan
Notable
commanders
Directors/Branches Heads:

1. Director IS (Security) : Brig. Tariq

2. Director Mujahid Force : Brig.Tahir Ali Syed

3. Director Education (APSACS & FGEIs & Army Hostels): Brig. Tahir Ali Syed

4. Director Projects: Brig. Shahid
Insignia
War Flag

The X Corps is a field corps of Pakistan Army, currently headquartered in Chaklala Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan. Together with the I Corps, it has an area of responsibility to protect the Kashmir region— the side only which Pakistan administrates.

With army reserves, paramilitary, and assigned to protect the presidency, the X Corps forms and leads an important formation in Pakistan' security spectrum, which is known as Northern Command.:309–311

It is currently commanded by its commander, Lt-Gen. Shahid Imtiaz.