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Line 1: {{Short description\|Pakistan Army's field corps.}} ~~{{EngvarB\|date=October 2017}}~~ {{Use Pakistani English\|date=November 2023}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2017}} {{infobox military unit \| unit_name = XXXI Corps \| ~~dates~~image = ~~1988~~Bahawalpur –Core ~~present~~logo.svg▼ ~~Corps~~ \| ~~image~~caption = Badge ~~= Bahawalpur~~of ~~Core~~XXXI ~~logo.PNG~~Corps \| ~~caption~~dates = ~~Badge~~ of= {{start 31date ~~Corps,~~and ~~Bahawalpur~~age\|1986}} ▲\| dates = 1988 – present \| country = {{PAK}} \| allegiance = ~~{{Army\|PAK}}~~ \| branch = ~~[[Active Duty]]~~{{Army\|PAK}} \| type = [[~~Army~~ Corps]] \| role = ~~Combined arms formation<br>Tactical headquarters element~~ \| size = 30,000+ approximately <br>{{small\|(~~though~~''Though this may vary as units are rotated'')}}<!-----No actual size. Anything over~50,000 is consifder a field army. X Corps is not a field army......------> \| command_structure = \| garrison = [[Bahawalpur Cantonment]], [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] \| garrison_label = ~~HQ/Command Control~~Corps Headquarters \| nickname = ~~XXXI~~[[File:Bahawalpur ~~Corps,~~Core logo.svg\|25px]] ''Bahawalpur Corps''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2019/01/09/464472/coas-visits-formations-of-bahawalpur-corps/\|title=COAS visits formations of Bahawalpur Corps\|website=brecorder.com}}</ref> \| patron = \| motto = \| ~~colours~~colors = Red and white<br>{{colour box\|#FF0000}}{{colour box\|#FFFFFF}}{{colour box\|#FFD500}} \| ~~colours_label~~colors_label = ~~Colours~~Colors Identification \| march = \| mascot = Line 26: \| equipment_label = \| battles = \| anniversaries = 1986 \| decorations = [[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military\|Military Decorations of Pakistan ~~Military~~military]] \| battle_honours = \| disbanded = \| flying_hours = \| website = <!-- Commanders --> \| commander1 = [[LtLieutenant general (Pakistan)\|Lt-Gen.]] [[~~Faiz~~List of serving generals of the Pakistan Army\|S. M. ~~Hameed~~Malik]] \| commander1_label = ~~Corps~~ Commander \| commander2 = \| commander2_label = Line 39: \| commander3_label = \| commander4 = el\| commander4_label = ▼ ~~\| commander4_lab~~ \| notable_commanders = [[General (Pakistan)\|~~GEN~~Gen.]] [[Shamim Alam Khan\|Shamim Alam]]<br>[[Lieutenant- General (Pakistan)\|~~LTG~~Lt-Gen.]] [[Mohammad Shafiq]]<br>~~[[Lieutenant~~Lt-~~General\|LTG]]~~Gen. [[Haroon Aslam]]▼ ▲el = <!-- Insignia --> ▲\| notable_commanders = [[General\|GEN]] [[Shamim Alam Khan]]<br>[[Lieutenant-General\|LTG]] [[Mohammad Shafiq]]<br>[[Lieutenant-General\|LTG]] [[Haroon Aslam]] ~~<!-- Insignia -->~~\| identification_symbol = \| identification_symbol_label = \| identification_symbol_2 = Line 67: \| aircraft_transport = }} The '''XXXI Corps''' is a field [[corps]] of the [[Pakistan Army]], currently stationed in [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]]. <ref name="globalsecurity.org">{{cite web \|title=XXXI Corps \|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/xxxi-corps.htm \|website=www.globalsecurity.org \|access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref> It is currently commanded by Lt-Gen. Saqib Mehmood Malik as of 2023.<ref>{{cite web \|title=General Asim Munir kicks off Pakistan army's game of thrones with major reshuffle \|url=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/asim-munir-kicks-off-armys-game-of-thrones-in-pakistan-with-major-reshuffle-539646 \|website=WION \|language=en-us}}</ref> The '''XXXI Corps''' is a corps of the [[Pakistan Army]], commonly referred to as 31 Corps. It forms a major portion of the Pakistan Army, with its headquarters located in [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab (Pakistani province)\|Punjab Province]]. ==History== The corps was raised in the end of 1980s and took over the assets of the former [[II Corps (Pakistan)\|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. The XXXI Corps was formed and raised as part of the major reorganization of the Pakistani military in 1985– it was one of the three corps that were formed to address the security in the country.<ref name="Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, Alam">{{cite book \|last1=Alam \|first1=Dr Shah \|title=Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building \|date=1 July 2012 \|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd \|isbn=978-93-81411-79-7 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WvapCQAAQBAJ&dq=XXXI+Corps+Pakistan&pg=PT13 \|access-date=29 November 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> The XXXI Corps took over the area of responsibility of [[South Punjab Province\|southern region]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]] from the [[II Corps (Pakistan)\|II Corps]], which is more well suited for forestry warfare techniques.<ref name="globalsecurity.org" /> It was initially headquartered in [[Pano Akil Cantonment\|Pano Akil]] but later moved to [[Bahawalpur Cantonment]] as the corps headquarter.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sathasivam \|first1=Kanishkan \|title=Uneasy Neighbors: India, Pakistan and US Foreign Policy \|date=24 October 2017 \|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-1-351-87682-7 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ETg7DwAAQBAJ&dq=XXXI+Corps+Pakistan&pg=PT60 \|access-date=29 November 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> Together with the [[V Corps (Pakistan)\|V Corps]] in Sindh, the XXXI Corps is responsible for the maneuvering combat readiness in the southern Punjab's desert zone.<ref name="globalsecurity.org" /> ~~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.~~ In 2023, 35th Infantry Division attached to the XXXI Corps equipped with [[Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier#Italy\|VCC-2]] APCs were reportedly be taking part in anti-bandit operations near Bahawalpur alongside [[Punjab Police (Pakistan)\|Punjab Police]], based on social media and news reports. The units from the 35th were then rotated with fresh replacements consisting of [[Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier#Italy\|VCC-1]] APCs. The police were also equipped with locally-made [[Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier\|M113A1/A2]] APCs.<ref>{{cite news \| last = Haq \| first = Irfanul \| date = 10 April 2023 \| title = 'Grand operation' against katcha area outlaws starts in Punjab \| newspaper = Dawn \| url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1746876 \| access-date = 8 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|user=FarooqB90714421 \|number=1647523457880543235 \|title=PA VCC-2s from 35 Div taking part in Kacha Anti-Dacoit Op in Lower Punjab Region. Plus a M113A1/A2 HIT Up-Armoured with Punjab police.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|user=FarooqB90714421 \|number=1730996688138195211 \|title=PA VCC1s (With RPG-Net but without additional armour) during Anti-Dacoit Ops in Lower Punjab Region. Its likely these VCC1s replaced the VCC2s which had likely become exhausted as they were taking part in the op previously.}}</ref> ==Structure== Its present order of battle is as follows:<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/xxxi-corps.htm Global Security website page on XXXI Corps]</ref> {\| class="wikitable" ! colspan="10" style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Structure of XXXI Corps \|- !style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Corps !style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Corps HQ !style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Corps Commander !style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Assigned Units !style="background:#88EEEE;"\|Unit HQ \|- \| rowspan="9" style="background:#baed91; text-align:center;"\| XXXI Corps \| rowspan="9" style="background:#b2cefe; text-align:center;"\| [[Bahawalpur]] \| rowspan="9" style="background:#f2a2e8; text-align:center;"\|Lt. Gen ~~[[Faiz~~Saqib ~~Hameed]]~~Mehmood Malik <br>[[File:US-O9 insignia.svg\|38px]] \|- \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\| 26th Mechanized Division \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\| [[Bahawalpur]] \|- \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\|35th Infantry Division \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\|[[Bahawalpur]] \|- \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\|14th Infantry Division \|style="background:#EEEE88;"\|[[Okara, Pakistan\|Okara]] \|- \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|101st Independent Infantry Brigade \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|U/I Location \|- \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|14th Independent Armored Brigade \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|~~U/I Location~~Bahawalpur \|- \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|Independent Artillery Brigade \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|U/I Location \|- \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|Independent Engineering Brigade \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|U/I Location \|- \|style="background:#e6e6aa;"\|Independent Signal Brigade \|style="background:#e6e6aa" \|U/I Location \|} Line 122 ⟶ 124: !Start Date !End Date - \|- \| \| Lt Gen Saqib Mehmood Malik \| 4 December 2022 \| Incumbent \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Faiz Hameed]] \|9th Aug 2022 \|3 December 2022 ~~\|Present~~ \|- \| Line 145 ⟶ 151: \|- \| \| Lt Gen Sher Afgun, \| December 2016 \| August 2018 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Javed Iqbal Ramday]], \| April 2015 \| December 2016 Line 160 ⟶ 166: \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Zubair Mahmood Hayat]], \| January 2013 \| December 2013 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Muhammad Haroon Aslam]], \| March 2011 \| January 2013 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Naeem Khalid Lodhi,]] \| October 2009 \| March 2011 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Muhammad Yousaf, \| October 2008 \| October 2009 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Raza Mohammad Khan, \| April 2007 \| October 2008 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Imtiaz Hussain, \| May 2005 \| April 2007 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Syed Parwez Shahid, \| September 2003 \| May 2005 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Shahid Hamid, \| October 2001 \| September 2003 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Munir Hafiez]], \| August 2000 \| October 2001 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Tahir Ali Qureshi, \| October 1998 \| August 2000 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Muzaffar Hussain Usmani,]] \| May 1997 \| October 1998 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Khalid Nawaz Malik, \| January 1996 \| May 1997 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Iftikhar Ali Khan (general)\|Iftikhar Ali Khan]], \| June 1993 \| January 1996 \|- \| \|Lt Gen Muhammad Akram Khan, \| August 1991 \| May 1993 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Shamim Alam Khan]], \| April 1991 \| August 1991 \|- \| \|Lt Gen [[Mohammad Shafiq]], \| March 1988 \| April 1991 Line 241 ⟶ 247: ==References== {{reflist~~\|colwidth=30em~~}} ===Further reading=== *{{cite book \|last1=Cloughley \|first1=Brian \|title=A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections \|date=1999 \|publisher=Karachi University Press \|location=Karachi, Sind, Pakistan \|isbn=9780195790153}} {{Pakistan Army template}} [[Category:~~1988~~1987 establishments in Pakistan]] [[Category:Corps of the Pakistan Army]] [[Category:Military units and formations established in ~~1988~~1987]] [[Category:Military in Punjab, Pakistan]]