Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers
| Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers | |
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| Active | 14 August 1947 – present |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Type | Science and Technology |
| Size | ~60,000 (vary as troops are rotated) |
| Combatant Generals Headquarters | GHQ, Rawalpindi |
| Nickname(s) |
Sappers Engineering Corps Military Engineering Service |
| Motto(s) | Rooh–e-Rawan (The Moving Spirit) |
| Colour identification |
Blue and Red |
| Anniversaries | 6 September (Defence Day) |
| Engagements |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Rann of Kutch of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen war of 1984 Bosnian War of 1992-95 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Kashmir earthquake of 2005 Operation Black Thunderstorm Battle of Bajaur Second Battle of Swat Operation Rah-e-Nijat Attabad Lake Operation |
| Decorations | Military and Civil Awards of Pakistan |
| Website | http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/ |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of Engineering Corps |
Lt Gen Khalid Asghar Engineer-in-Chief. |
| Notable commanders |
Lt Gen M. Anwar Khan Lt Gen Zahid Ali Akbar Lt Gen Javed Nasir Lt Gen Ziauddin Butt |
The Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, (Urdu: ﺁرمى انجنيرينگ كور; Army Engineering Corps), is an active military administrative staff corps, and a major science and technology command of the Pakistan Army. Although the Corps is generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection, it performs variety of public works for the Government of Pakistan, only if it is ordered by the Prime minister.
Besides the performing and undertaking the combat and military engineering operations, the Corps operates major engineering organizations such as the Military Engineering Service (MES), the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and the Survey of Pakistan. The Corps is commanded by a three-star general— a Lieutenant-General— who is designated as the Engineer-in-Chief, served as the Chief Army Topographer (CAT) and consult and guide the Chief of Army Staff in the important concerning matters of science and technology. The current Engineer-in-Chief and current commander of the Corps of Engineers is Lieutenant-General Khalid Asghar.
Initially part of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers which dates back to 1780, but it came in its modern form on 14 August 1947, following the birth of Pakistan. As for its war performances, the Corps took active military participation in the 1965 war, the 1971 war, the 1999 war, the 2001 standoff and the current operations as of 2000s. In the 1960s, the Corps designed the Karakoram Highway, at that time, one of its largest project that connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m or 15,397 ft as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings.
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