| V Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1975 - Present |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan Army |
| Branch | Active Duty |
| Type | Army Corps |
| Role | Combined arms formation Tactical headquarters element |
| Size | 60,000+ approximately (though this may vary as units are rotated) |
| Part of | Southern Military Command of Pakistan Army |
| HQ/Command Control Headquarter | Karachi, Sindh Province |
| Nickname | Sindh Corps The V Corps |
| Colors Identification | Red, White and Gold |
| Engagements | Operation Blue Fox Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Balochistan conflict |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Core Commander | LTG Mohammad Zahirul Islam |
| Notable commanders |
GEN Ahsan Saleem Hyat GEN Asif Nawaz LTG Arif Bangash LTG Muzaffar Usmani |
The V Corps, also known as Victory Corps, is an administrative corps of Pakistan Army assigned in Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan. The V Corps is the only corps that is stationed in the Sindh Province, while the II Strike Corps and the IV Corps are both stationed in Punjab Province. It is headquartered in Karachi, and currently commanded by Lieutenant-General Zahirul Islam.
Contents |
The Corps was raised in 1975 to command Pakistani units in the entire of Sindh and some parts of southern Punjab and eastern Balochistan. The corps was heavily used in the Sindh anti-dacoity operations in the rural Sindh and the anti-terrorism operations in the urban Sindh during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. The Corps played an important role in 1999 coup d'état led by Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Pervez Musharraf. The coup removed the democratically elected government of Prime minister Nawaz Shariff in 1999.
The order of battles of the corps is as follows: