Force Command Northern Areas

Force Command Northern Areas
Force Command Northern Areas
Active	1948- Present
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Mountain infantry
Role	Infantry,though supporting artillery
Part of	X Corps (Pakistan)
Headquarters	Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Commanders
Current; commander	Major-General Jawwad Ahmed Qazi
Ceremonial chief	Lieutenant-General Sahir Shamshad Mirza

Force Command Northern Areas is a division size formation of the Pakistan Army. It commands the troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.^[1] It is a component of X Corps of the Pakistan Army. In contrast to the general belief that it is a corps sized formation, it is a division sized force commanded by a major general. Its coat of arms is a snow leopard on a black background.

Present Day Order of Battle[]

Brigades	Location
80th Infantry Brigade	Astor
150th Infantry Brigade	Gilgit
323rd Infantry Brigade	Karakoram-Dansam
62nd Infantry Brigade	Skardu
61st Infantry Brigade	U/I Location
Independent Engineering Brigade	U/I Location
Independent Signal Brigade	U/I Location
5 Aviation Squadron	U/I Location

References[]

^ Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh (April 2008). Asian Strategic And Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-8170622451. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[RSN_Singh-1] Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh (April 2008). Asian Strategic And Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-8170622451. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[1]