XXXI Corps (Pakistan)
| XXXI Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1988 – 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 | Bahawalpur, Punjab Province |
| Nickname(s) | XXXI Corps |
| Colors Identification |
Red, White and Gold |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Corps Commander | Lt Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday |
| Notable commanders |
GEN Shamim Alam Khan LTG Mohammad Shafiq LTG Haroon Aslam |
The XXXI Corps is an active military administrative corps of the Pakistan Army, commonly referred to as 31 Corps. It forms a major part of the Pakistan Army's Southern Command, with its headquarters located in Bahawalpur, Punjab Province.
History
The corps was raised in the end of 1980s and took over the assets of the former II Corps, which is presently based in Multan. It has more than three full-sized divisions and is responsible for the southern Punjab desert zone.
In 1988, when the C-130 Hercules plane of President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq crashed near Bahawalpur, he was visiting XXXI Corps along with senior military aides.
List of commanders
- Lt Gen Mohammad Shafiq, March 1988 – April 1991
- Lt Gen Shamim Alam Khan, April 1991 – August 1991
- Lt Gen Muhammad Akram Khan, August 1991 – May 1993
- Lt Gen Iftikhar Ali Khan, June 1993 – January 1996
- Lt Gen Khalid Nawaz Malik, January 1996 – May 1997
- Lt Gen Muzaffar Usmani, May 1997 – October 1998
- Lt Gen Tahir Ali Qureshi, October 1998 – August 2000
- Lt Gen Munir Hafiez, August 2000 – October 2001
- Lt Gen Shahid Hamid, October 2001 – September 2003
- Lt Gen Syed Parwez Shahid, September 2003 – May 2005
- Lt Gen Imtiaz Hussain, May 2005 – April 2007
- Lt Gen Raza Mohammad Khan, April 2007 – October 2008
- Lt Gen Muhammad Yousaf, October 2008 – October 2009
- Lt Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi, October 2009 – March 2011
- Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam, March 2011 – January 2013
- Lt Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat, January 2013 – December 2013
- Lt Gen Javed Iqbal, December 2013 – April 2015
- Lt Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday, April 2015 – present
Order of battle
Its present order of battle is as follows:[1]
- HQ XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur
- 26th Mechanized Division, Bahawalpur
- 35th Infantry Division, Bahawalpur
References
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