Force Command Northern Areas

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Force Command Northern Areas
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Active1948- Present
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeMountain infantry
RoleInfantry,though supporting artillery
Part ofX Corps (Pakistan)
HeadquartersGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Commanders
Current
commander
Major-General Kashif Khalil
Ceremonial chiefLieutenant-General Sahir Shamshad Mirza

Force Command Northern Areas is a division size formation of the Pakistan Army. It commands the troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.[1] It is a component of X Corps of the Pakistan Army. In contrast to the general belief that it is a corps sized formation, it is a division sized force commanded by a major general. Its coat of arms is a snow leopard on a black background.

Present Day Order of Battle

Brigades Location
80th Infantry Brigade Astor
150th Infantry Brigade Gilgit
323rd Infantry Brigade Karakoram-Dansam
62nd Infantry Brigade Skardu
61st Infantry Brigade U/I Location
Independent Engineering Brigade U/I Location
Independent Signal Brigade U/I Location
5 Aviation Squadron U/I Location

References

  1. ^ Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh (April 2008). Asian Strategic And Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-8170622451. Retrieved 4 May 2012.