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111th Infantry Brigade

111th Infantry Brigade
Active 1956-Present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance  Pakistan Army
Branch  Pakistan Army
Type Light Infantry
Light Artillery
Psychological warfare
Role Quick response, defence of key installation (garrison brigade of GHQ)
Size 6,000 active duty soldiers
Part of X Corps
Headquarters Rawalpindi
Nickname(s) 111 Brigade
Anniversaries Defence Day
Engagements Pakistani Military Coup of 1958
Operation Fair Play
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Siachen Conflict
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
1999 Pakistani coup d'état
Operation Silence
Operation Janbaz
Decorations Pakistan Armed Forces Awards and decorations
Commanders
Current Commander Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali, Brigade Commander
Notable
commanders
LTG Faiz Ali Chishti
LTG Jamshed Gulzar Kiani
General Yahya Khan
General Akhtar Abdur Rahman
LTG Javed Iqbal

The 111th Infantry Brigade or 111th Brigade or Triple-1 Brigade, is an infantry brigade of the Pakistan Army notable for its frequent involvement and fast response in military coup d'etats since Pakistani independence. As of 11 January 2012 Brigadier Sarfaraz Ali commands the Brigade. He succeeded Brigadier Faheem Rao who had earlier replaced General Parvez Musharraf’s loyal Brigadier Asim Salim Bajwa.

Main task of the brigade is to provide security and protocol duties to the incoming dignitaries. In addition brigade is responsible for the security of the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It presents guard of honor to distinguished guests of Pakistan. Three military bands of Pakistan Army are known for excellence; one belongs to Pakistan Military Academy, Second to Frontiers Constabulary KPK and the third one belongs to this Brigade.

The 111th Brigade is the most well known Army brigade in Pakistani social, public, religious, and political circles. Since its creation, the 111th Brigade has been frequently used to overtake and topple civilian governments. The brigade's first involvement in toppling a government was when General Ayub Khan dismissed the government of Pakistani President Major General (retired) Iskander Mirza.

On July 4, 1977, General Zia-ul-Haq conducted a coup d'état against the government of then-Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The loyalty of the 111 Brigade Commander is crucial to subsequent military regimes. For instance, Zia’s mistrust of Commander X Corps, Chishti led him to remove the commander, Brigadier Mohammad Khan, considered close to Chishti and replaced him with Brigadier Rahat Latif without Chishti’s knowledge.


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