| IV Corps | |
|---|---|
 Badge of IV Corps | |
| Active | 1966; 60 years ago (1966)[1]–present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Type | HoldingCorps |
| Role | Maneuver/Deployment oversight. |
| Size | ~45,000 approximately (Though this may vary as units are rotated) |
| Corps Headquarters | Lahore Cantonment,Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nickname | Lahore Corps |
| Colors Identification | Red, white and silver |
| Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lt-Gen.Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah |
| Chief of Staff | Brigadier shujah |
| Notable commanders | Gen.Tikka Khan Lt-Gen.Moinuddin Haider |
| Maneuver Corps of the Pakistan Army | ||||
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TheIV Corps is a fieldcorps of thePakistan Army, headquartered inLahore,Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Having established in January 1966, it is Pakistan army's of one of ten field corps formations which saw its deployment against theIndian Army in 1971.[3]
It is currently being commanded by Lieutenant-GeneralSyed Fayyaz Hussain Shah.
This corps was created in the early part of 1966.[2][3] It was the second corps level formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by theII Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only inPunjab.[3]
During thesecond war with Indian Army, theI Corps maneuvered the entire armored and infantry units which found to be unwieldy and extremely ineffective to control the army elements to coordinate the missions together.[4]
The 4th artillery of theRegiment of Artillery, that played a crucial role in supporting the6th Armored Division inBattle of Chawinda attached to I Corps, played a crucial role in establishing the IV Corps.[5][6][7]
The IV Corps is headquartered inLahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-GeneralAttiqur Rahman was appointed as its first commander.[1]
The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector.[8]
The corps order of battle is.[9]
| Structure of IV Corps | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps | Corps HQ | Corps Commander | Assigned Units | Unit HQ | |||||
| IV Corps | Lahore | Lt. Gen. Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah | |||||||
| 2nd Artillery Division | Gujranwala | ||||||||
| 10th Infantry Division | Lahore | ||||||||
| 11th Infantry Division | Lahore | ||||||||
| 212th Infantry Brigade | Lahore | ||||||||
| 3rd Independent Armoured Brigade | Chunian | ||||||||
| Independent Engineering Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| Independent Signal Brigade | U/I Location | ||||||||
| # | Name | Start of tenure | End of tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt GenAttiqur Rahman | January 1966 | August 1969 |
| 2 | Lt GenTikka Khan | August 1969 | March 1971 |
| 3 | Lt GenBahadur Sher | March 1971 | January 1972 |
| 4 | Lt Gen Abdul Hameed Khan | January 1972 | January 1974 |
| 5 | Lt GenIqbal Khan | March 1976 | January 1978 |
| 6 | Lt GenSawar Khan | January 1978 | March 1980 |
| 7 | Lt Gen S.F.S. Lodhi | March 1980 | March 1984 |
| 8 | Lt Gen Mohammad Aslam Shah | March 1984 | March 1986 |
| 9 | Lt Gen Alam Jan Masud | March 1986 | July 1990 |
| 10 | Lt Gen Mohammad Ashraf | July 1990 | January 1993 |
| 11 | Lt Gen Humayun Khan Bangash | January 1993 | January 1996 |
| 12 | Lt GenMoinuddin Haider | January 1996 | March 1997 |
| 13 | Lt Gen Mohammad Akram | March 1997 | October 1998 |
| 14 | Lt GenKhalid Maqbool | October 1998 | August 2000 |
| 15 | Lt GenAziz Khan | August 2000 | October 2001 |
| 16 | Lt GenZarrar Azim | October 2001 | December 2003 |
| 17 | Lt GenShahid Aziz | December 2003 | October 2005 |
| 18 | Lt GenSyed Shafaat Ullah Shah | October 2005 | March 2008 |
| 19 | Lt GenIjaz Ahmed Bakshi | March 2008 | April 2010 |
| 20 | Lt GenRashad Mahmood | April 2010 | January 2013 |
| 21 | Lt GenMaqsood Ahmad | January 2013 | September 2013 |
| 22 | Lt GenNaweed Zaman | September 2013 | September 2015 |
| 23 | Lt GenSadiq Ali | September 2015 | September 2017 |
| 24 | Lt Gen Aamer Riaz | September 2017 | December 2018 |
| 25 | Lt GenMajid Ehsan | December 2018 | December 2020 |
| 25 | Lt GenMuhammad Abdul Aziz | December 2020 | October 2022 |
| 26 | Lt GenSalman Fayyaz Ghanni | October 2022 | May 2023 |
| 27 | Lt GenSyed Aamer Raza | 16 May 2023 | 23 January 2025 |
| 28 | Lt GenSyed Fayyaz Hussain Shah | 23 January 2025 | Incumbent |
