I Corps (Pakistan)
Pakistan Army's field maneuver strike corps. Also known as Army Reserve North. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The I Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army headquarated in the Mangla Cantonment, Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.[3] Formed in 1957 as one of the tenth-maneuvring corps, it is a major ground formation and has seen deployments in the wars between India and Pakistan from 1965–71.: 64 [4]
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Active | 1957; 67 years ago (1957) |
Country | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Army |
Type | Corps |
Role | Maneuver and combined arms oversight. |
Size | ~50,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
HQ/Garrison | Mangla Cantonment, Azad Kashmir in Pakistan |
Nickname(s) | Mangla Corps[1] Army Reserves North[2] |
Colors Identification | Red, white and yellow |
Anniversaries | 1957 |
Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan military |
Commanders | |
Commander | Lt-Gen. Nauman Zakaria |
Notable commanders | Gen. Pervez Musharraf Lt-Gen. Bakhtiar Rana Lt-Gen. Nadeem Ahmad Lt-Gen. S.R. Kallu Lt-Gen. Tariq Khan |
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As of current, it is commanded by Lieutenant-General Nauman Zakaria.