XI Corps (Pakistan)

XI Corps
XI Corps
	Badge of Pakistan Army
Active	1975; 49 years ago
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
Colors Identification	Red, white and black;
Anniversaries	1975
Engagements	Afghanistan conflict Saur Revolution; Soviet war in Afghanistan; War on Terror; War in Afghanistan; Taliban insurgency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; Civil war in Afghanistan Afghan Civil War in 1989–92; Afghan Civil War in 1992–96; Afghan Civil War in 1996–01; Terrorism in Central Asia; Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Pakistan–United States skirmishes; Skirmishes in 2017; Skirmishes in 2020-23;
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

The XI Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.^: 168^[2]^[3]

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

Formation and war service

As 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

Based 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

Lieutenant-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

^ "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.

External links

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]

[1] "Peshawar corps commander inspects highway construction in Mohmand". Daily Times.

[Rand_Corporation,_Fair,_2010-2] 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.

[globalsecurity.org-3] "XI Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[Council_on_Foreign_Relations,_D.S._Markey,_2008-4] 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_Printers,_S.S._Gujral,_1988-5] Gujral, Santokh Singh (1988). Pakistan Under Third Military President. Gujral Printers. p. 190. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[Routledge,_Farooq,_2016-6] 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.

[Vij_Books_India_Pvt_Ltd,_Alam,_2012-7] 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.

[8] 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.

[Rowman_&_Littlefield,_Nawaz,_2020-9] 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.

[Georgetown_University_Press,_Yusuf,_2014-10] Yusuf, Moeed (18 February 2014). Pakistan's Counterterrorism Challenge. Georgetown University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-62616-045-3. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]