II Corps | |
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![]() Formation sign of II Corps, Multan | |
Active | 1967[1] |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Field corps |
Size | ~30,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
Corps Headquarters | Multan Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nickname(s) | Multan Corps[2] Army Reserves South[3] |
Colors Identification | Red, white and black |
Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
Commanders | |
Commander | Lt-Gen. Akhtar Nawaz Satti |
Chief of Staff | Brig. Usman Kiyani |
Notable commanders | Gen. Jehangir Karamat Gen. Tikka Khan Gen. Zia-ul-Haq Gen. Rahimuddin Khan Lt-Gen. Hamid Gul |
The II Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army headquartered in Multan Cantonment, Punjab in Pakistan.[3] It is one the ten field corps formations of the Pakistani military which has seen deployments against the Indian Army in 1971 towards east and the Afghan war to enforce national defenses in west of Pakistan.[4]
The corps is currently commanded by Lieutenant-General Akhtar Nawaz.[5]
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