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PAKISTAN ARMY
ITS ORBAT AND
DEPLOYMENT IN
NWFP AND FATA
GHQ Rawalpindi
(move to new
accomodation in Sector
14,Islamabad has been
shelved temporarily due
to financial constraints)
PEACE TIME LOCATIONS OF CORPS
XXX
XXX
11
PESHAWAR
RAWALPINDI
2
12
MULTAN
QUETTA
LAHORE
XXX
31
BAHAWALPUR
JAISALMER
XXX
5
KARACHI
BHUJ
XXX
1
MANGLA JAMMU
XXX
30
XXX
4GUJRANWALA
XXX
XXX
10
X Corps – Rawalpindi
 23 Div – Jhelum
 12 Div – Murree
 19 Div – Mangla
 111 Indep Bde Gp - Rawalpindi
I Corps – Mangla
 6 Armd Div – Kharian
 17 Div – Kharian (slated for
mechanisation)
 37 Div – Rahwali (Gujranwala)
XXX Corps – Gujranwala
 8 Div - Sialkot
 15 Div - Sialkot
 XXX Corps Reserve (36 Armd Div)
8 Indep Armd Bde Gp - Kharian
armd bde gp
54 Indep Bde Gp – Sialkot
22 Arty Div – Gujranwala/Bhai
Pheru/Okara
IV Corps – Lahore
 10 Div – Lahore
 11 Div – Lahore
 3 Indep Armd Bde Gp (to be
upgraded shortly to a Corps Reserve
– 45 Armd Div) - Lahore
 30 Indep Bde Gp – Lahore
 212 Indep Bde Gp - Lahore
XXXI Corps – Bahawalpur
 35 Div – Bahawalnagar
 14 Div – Okara (designated for
mechanisation)
 XXXI Corps Reserve – Bahawalpur
 2 x indep armd bde gps
 44 Indep Mech Bde
II Corps – Multan
 1 Armd Div – Multan
 40 Div – Okara (designated for
mechanisation)
 2 Arty Div –
Multan/Okara/Bahawalpur
 Combat Avn Gp – Multan
2x2 Squadrons Huey Cobra AH1
Heptr Gunships (total 25 aircraft)
V Corps - Karachi
 18 Div – Malir (Karachi)
 33 Div – Panno Aqeel
 V Corps Reserve (24 Armd Div) –
Malir (Karachi)
 2 Indep Armd Bde Gp
 indep armd bde gp
 indep MILAT bde
 arty div
XI Corps - Peshawar
 7 Div – Peshawar
 9 Div - Kohat
XII Corps (Southern
Command) - Quetta
 16 Div – Quetta
 41 Div - Chaman
Army Strategic Forces
Command - Islamabad
 Strategic Force North – Sargodha
2 x Strategic Missile Groups – each
holding 18 x missile launchers
 Strategic Force South – Quetta
3 Strategic Missile Group – Khuzdar
(Balochistan) – 18 x missile
launchers
U/I Strategic Missile Group – 18 x
missile launchers
Air Defence Command Rawalpindi
 3 x AD divs
Special Operations Force
(SSG)
 HQ and Training Centre – Cherat
 1,2,3 and 4 Bns forming 2 x Special
Operation Groups.Reports that a 5th
bn has been raised
 These units rotate through Cherat.
Tarbela, Attock, Rawalpindi,
Narowal and op assignments in
Siachen, FATA,NWFP, Balochistan
Army Aviation Command
 HQ Dhamial Air Base (near Rawalpindi)
 14 Squadrons of heptrs/ lt aircraft
Corps Reserves
Formation HQ
Indep Armd Bde Gp
SP Field Regt
Corps Recce Regt
(Integrated to Corps Reserve)
MILAT Bde
Div Logistics
Sig Coys (2)
PAK ARMY OPERATIONS
IN FATA AND NWFP
Forces Deployed in CI ops
 A total of 5 divs, 17 bdes and 72 units
(inf, armr, arty and engrs) are deployed in
CI ops in NWFP and FATA
 In addition 17 Div ex-I Corps loc at
Kharian is in reserve for these ops
 Units have been attached from
10,11,33,41,18,35,19 and 40 Divs to form
part of fmns deployed in CI ops.
DIVISIONS IN NWFP AND FATA
XX
XX
9
XX
7
23
XX
37
SWAT
BUNERMUREE
PESHAWAR
WANA
XX
RAWALPINDI
14
XX
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN
CHAMAN
XX
16
QUETTA
BALOCHISTAN
19
XX
NORTH WAZIRISTAN
41
XX
KHARIAN
17
Op Al Mizzan
 HQ XI Corps
 7 Div – South Waziristan Div HQ at
Datta Khel
 9 Div – North Waziristan Div HQ at
Wana
 14 Div ex-XXXI Corps – general
area Bannu – Mir Ali – DIK (Dera
Ismail Khan)
Op Rah-e-Raast
HQ X Corps
 23 Div – Swat Div HQ at Mingora.
333 Bde plus 3 x indep bde gps exIV and XXX Corps
 37 Div ex-I Corps Buner
DIVISION LOCATIONS
XX
23
XX
XX
23
XX
9
37
7
SWAT
BUNERMUREE
PESHAWAR
KOHAT
XX
RAWALPINDI
XX
9
XX
7
XX
19
JAMMUXX
MANGLA
XX
23
XX
NORTH WAZIRISTAN JHELUM
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN
KHARIAN
41
XX
CHAMAN
16
XX
MULTAN
XX
QUETTA
XX
SIALKOT
GUJRANWALA
14LAHORE
17
XX
8
XX
10
35
XX
BAHAWALPUR
33
OKARA
PANO AQIL
JAISALMER
XX
18
KARACHI
BHUJ
XX
11
LIKELY OFFENSIVE MOVES
OF STRIKE FMNs/ARMY
RESERVES
Reinforcing Moves Western
Border Formations
 XI CORPS (Peshawar)
Northern Areas (Opp Kargil)
Opp Poonch
Opp Akhnur
 XII CORPS (Quetta)
To Reinforce V Corps and form ARS
Reinforce defences and gap between XXXI and
V Corps
Hold main defences between Hyderabad and
Chor
Strengths of PAK Orbat
 Switching of forces possible through internal
lines of communication.
 Reserves available from Western border for
defensive tasks.
 Strong Canal line/ fixed defences in tiers with
good depth based on water obstacles.
 Fmns based in AOR for ease of trg, Op tasks,
manning defences rapidly.
Weaknesses of PAK Orbat
 No intervening Fmn HQ between GHQ and Corps.
 How will GHQ control and co-ordinate 9 x corps HQ
during war?
 No Army Gp HQ because of insecurity of Army Chief
and dictatorial mindest.
 Most Corps weak in strength, no reserves, lack of
flexibility.
 Strike Corps/Army Reserves weak, particularly ARS.
 Lack of mobile SHORADs AD systems/gun msl
platforms.
 Poor, effete, morally corrupt senior leadership.
Conclusion
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