V Corps (Pakistan)

The V Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army currently headquartered in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. One of Pakistan army's tenth-maneuver corps, it has an area of responsibility and responsibility to protect of Sindh region.:310

V Corps
Badge of V Corps
Active1975 (1975)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCorps
RoleManeuver and combined arms oversight.
Size~45,000 approximately
(Though this may vary as units are rotated)
HQ/GarrisonKarachi Cantonment, Sindh in Pakistan
Nickname(s)Karachi Corps
Colors IdentificationRed, white and gold
   
Anniversaries1974
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
CommanderLt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar
Chief of StaffBrig. Zill E Husnain.
Notable
commanders
Gen. A. S. Hyat
Gen. Asif Nawaz
Lt-Gen. Arif Bangash
Lt.Gen.Zaheerul Islam
Lt-Gen. Naveed Mukhtar
Lt-Gen. Nadeem Anjum
Insignia
War Flag

As of current, the corps is commanded by its commander, Lt-Gen. Babar Iftikhar.

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