XXX Corps (Pakistan)
| XXX Pak Axxxrmy Corp | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1987 - 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 | Eastern Military Command of Pakistan Army |
| HQ/Command Control Headquarter | Gujranwala, Punjab Province |
| Nickname(s) | Triple X Corps |
| Colors Identification | Red, White and Green |
| Engagements |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 India-Pakistan Standoff |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan Military |
| Commanders | |
| Corps Commander | Lt Gen Aamir Abbasi |
| Notable commanders |
Gen Raheel Sharif Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch Lt Gen Nadeem Taj |
The XXX Corps (30 Corps), known as Triple X Corps, is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army currently assigned in Gujranwala, Punjab Province. The Corps is a major and integral part of Eastern Military Command of Pakistan Defence Forces, along with PAF's Eastern Air Command and Navy's Eastern Naval Command. It is currently commanded by Lieutenant-General Ikram Ul Haq, who is designated as Corps Commander of this holding corps.
The vital area, which connects Pakistani Punjab and parts of Kashmir governed by India (extending from Jehlum to Narowal), has always been of strategic importance; the place was the site of major battles in both 1965 and 1971. Traditionally, this area had been held by I Corps. That corps already had offensive duties, and the task of defending this area was being neglected by the corps HQ.
To improve the situation, it was decided to raise another corps headquarters to look after this area. Thus the XXX Corps was raised and given the command of both new raisings and units and formations detached from I Corps, which was then dedicated to offensive tasks.
Since the beginnings of an anti-India insurgency in Kashmir, the Line of Control has been an active operational zone. The corps has been deployed along its sector of the LOC and engaged in operations since 1989.
Its present order of battle is as follows:
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