ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

Army consists of various arms e.g. Armour, Infantry, Artillery etc. The structure of Army is organized into different units (infantry, artillery etc) and HQs (Brigade HQ, DIV HQ, Corps HQ). This structure of Army is composed of Divisions under command of Corps HQs, these divisions are also called formations as they are formed of almost every type of unit.

Following are the different types of units and HQs in the army.

ARMOUR

INFANTRY

Armd Div (Div HQ, brigade HQs, fighting units and support units)
HQ Armd Div
Indep Armd Bde Gp
Armd Regt
Recce Regt
Indep Armd Sqn

Inf Div (Div HQ, brigades, fighting units and support units)
HQ Inf Div
Indep Inf Bde Gp
Indep Mechanized Inf Bde Gp
HQ Inf Bde
Inf Bn
Mtn Inf Bn
MIB (Mechanized Infantry Bn)
LAT Bn (Light Anti Tank Bn)
HAT Bn (Heavy Anti Tank Bn)
HAT Coy
Cdo Bn (Commando Bn - SSG)

ARTILLERY

AIR DEFENCE

Army Arty Div (ASFC - Army Strategic Force Command)
Inf Div Arty
Armd Div Arty
Arty Bde
Field Regt
Medium Regt
SP/Heavy Regt
Mortar Bty/Regt
HQ Army Arty Div
HQ Arty Inf Div
HQ Arty Armd Div
HQ Corps Arty
HQ Arty Bde
HQ Army AD Comd
Army AD Comd
HQ AD Gp
AD Gp
HQ AD Bde
AD Bde
GM Regt Type A
GM Regt Type B
Lt AD Regt (Mob/Semi Mob) Type C
Med AD Regt
Indep Msl Battery

SIGNALS

ENGINEERS

Corps Sig Op Bn
Corps Sig Engineering Bn
Armd Div Sig Bn
Inf Div Sig Bn
Sig Coys
Engr Bn - Div/Corps/Army
Aslt Engr Bn
Indep Fd Coys
Indep Fd Coys for Indep Armd/Inf Bde

AVIATION

ASC (ARMY SERVICE CORPS)

Army Avn Base HQ
Composite Avn Sqn
Utility Sqn
Cargo Sqn
Army Avn Combat Sqn
FAAR Coy
Inf Div S&T Bn
Armd Div S&T Bn
Corps S&T Bn
Lt S&T Bn Indep Armd Bde Gp
MT Bn

EME (ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGRS)

AMC (Army Medical Corps)

Inf Div EME Bn
Armd Div EME Bn
Indep Armd Wksp Coy
Mtn Wksp Coy
Medical Bn

Abvns:

Aslt - Assault
Bde - Brigade
Bty - Battery
Gp - Group
GM - Gun Missile
Indep - Independent
Lt - Light
MT - Mechanical Transport
S&T - Supply & Transport
SP - Self Propelled
FAAR - Forward Area Arming and Refueling
Wksp - workshop


 

PAKISTAN ARMY