Corps

A corps is an army field formation responsible for a zone within a command theatre. There are three types of corps in the Pakistani Army: Strike, Holding and Mixed. A command generally consists of two or more corps. A corps has Army divisions under its command. The Corps HQ is the highest field formation in the army.
There are 13 Corps in Pakistan Army. 9 of these Corps are composed of Infantry, Mechanised, Armoured, Artillery and Anti-Tank divisions and brigades. Army Air Defence Command is another Corps of Pakistan Army which plays the role of Anti-Aircraft Artillery whereas Army Aviation Corps provides air support to Pakistan Army. Army Strategic Forces Command is responsible for training, deployment and activation of Pakistan's nuclear missiles. The last Corps is called the Northern Area Command which is Headquartered at Gilgit and is reported to have 5 Infantry Brigades.
Forces in action or poised for action include XI Corps, which has been heavily engaged in fighting the Taliban and other extremists along Pakistan's north-western border, and 323rd Infantry Brigade, part of Forces Command Northern Areas, on the Siachen Glacier.
The peace time commands are given below in their correct order of raising, and location (city).

Headquarters, Pakistani Army, Rawalpindi, Punjab I Corps – headquartered at Mangla Cantonment 6th Armoured Division headquartered at Gujranwala 17th Infantry Division headquartered at Kharian 37th Infantry Division headquartered at Kharian 11th Independent Armoured Brigade Independent Anti-Tank Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade Independent Infantry Brigade II Corps – headquartered at Multan 1st Armoured Division headquartered at Multan 14th Infantry Division headquartered at Okara 40th Infantry Division headquartered at Okara Independent Armoured Brigade Independent Anti-Tank Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade Independent Infantry Brigade IV Corps – headquartered at Lahore 2nd Artillery Division headquartered at Gujranwala 10th Infantry Division headquartered at Lahore 11th Infantry Division headquartered at Lahore 3rd Independent Armoured Brigade 212th Infantry Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade XXX Corps – headquartered at Gujranwala 8th Infantry Division headquartered at Sialkot 15th Infantry Division headquartered at Sialkot 2nd Independent Armoured Brigade Independent Anti-Tank Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade XXXI Corps – headquartered at Bahawalpur 26th Mechanised Division headquartered at Bahawalpur 35th Infantry Division headquartered at Bahawalpur 13th Independent Armoured Brigade 101st Independent Infantry Brigade From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

V Corps – headquartered at Karachi 16th Infantry Division headquartered at Pano Aqil 18th Infantry Division headquartered at Hyderabad 25th Mechanised Division headquartered at Malir 31st Mechanised Brigade headquartered at Malir 2nd Armoured Brigade headquartered at Malir Independent Armoured Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade X Corps – headquartered at Rawalpindi 12th Infantry Division headquartered at Murree 19th Infantry Division headquartered at Mangla 23rd Infantry Division headquartered at Jhelum Force Command Northern Areas – headquartered at Gilgit 111th Infantry Brigade headquartered at Rawalpindi 8th Armoured Brigade headquartered at Kharian Independent Artillery Brigade XI Corps – headquartered at Peshawar 7th Infantry Division headquartered at Peshawar 9th Infantry Division headquartered at Kohat Independent Armoured Brigade headquartered at Nowshera XII Corps – headquartered at Quetta 33rd Infantry Division headquartered at Quetta 41st Infantry Division headquartered at Quetta Independent Infantry Brigade headquartered at Turbat Independent Armoured Brigade headquartered at Khuzdar Army Air Defence Command – headquartered at Rawalpindi, Punjab 3rd Air Defence Division headquartered at Sargodha 4th Air Defence Division headquartered at Malir Army Strategic Forces Command – headquartered at Rawalpindi, Punjab 21st Division headquartered at Pano Aqil 22nd Division headquartered at Sargodha