X Corps (Pakistan)

The X Corps was raised in 1974 by Lt. General Aftab Ahmad Khan. Headquartered in Rawalpindi, it is responsible for operations in some areas of Kashmir.[3] Before that, all formations in Kashmir were controlled directly from GHQ. As an ode to Lt. General Aftab Ahmad Khan, the insignia of the X Corps features a Rising Sun or Aftab (in Urdu) with 10 rays extruding from it.

In 1974, as today, the Indian and Pakistani forces face each other across the Line of Control (LoC), and there are often exchanges of fire, and sometime full-scale battles. Since 1974, the formation's primary occupation has been to protect Pakistani interests on the LoC.

X Corps has following units under its operational control:- 5 infantry divisions, 1 infantry brigade, 1 armoured brigade, 1 artillery brigade, 1 signal brigade and 1 engineering brigade. X Corps also controls Mujahid Battalion Units which are 29 in terms of number. Mujahid Soldiers and Officers became part of Pakistan Army in 2020. Brigadier Mujahid is a post who controls All Mujahid Units and the officer is an X Corps officer. Brigadier Tahir Ali Syed is serving as "Brigadier Mujahid" or "Director Mujahid".

Structure of X Corps
Corps	Corps HQ	Corps Commander	Assigned Units	Formation Badge	Unit HQ
X Corps	Rawalpindi, Punjab	Lt Gen Shahid Imtiaz	12th Infantry Division		Murree, Punjab
			19th Infantry Division		Mangla, Azad Kashmir
			23rd Infantry Division		Jhelum, Punjab
			Force Command Northern Areas		Gilgit
			34th Light Infantry Division		Chilas
			111th Infantry Brigade		Rawalpindi, Punjab
			8th Independent Armoured Brigade		Khairan, Punjab
			Independent Artillery Brigade		N/A
			Independent Signal Brigade		N/A
			Independent Engineering Brigade		N/A

• Brain Cloughley, A History of Pakistan Army