Unit Name: | Pakistan Army Infantry Branch |
Country: | Pakistan |
Type: | Combined arms |
Role: | Administrative and staffing oversight. |
Size: | 6 Infantries |
Garrison: | Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan. |
Garrison Label: | HQ/Garrison |
Nickname: | INF |
Colors Label: | Colors identification |
Battles: | Military history of Pakistan |
Website: | Pakistan Army − Infantry |
Commander1 Label: | Director-General |
Notable Commanders: | Gen. Abdul Hamid Khan Maj-Gen. Iftikhar' Khan |
Identification Symbol Label: | War Flag |
The Pakistan Army Infantry Branch is a military administrative and combined arms branch of the Pakistan Army.[1]
The Infantry Branch of Pakistan Army is an administrative set up with its director-general, Major-General Ehsan Mahmood as of 2022.[2]
The Infantry Branch of the Pakistan Army was established from the partition of the former British Indian Army's Infantry in 1947– only five regiments were part of the Infantry.[3] The Infantry Branch is in fact an administrative military organization that is not combat field formation, and it oversees the practice, training, rotation, and deployments including assisting the federal government in civic administration.[4]
The Infantry Branch's personnel education, support and training is provided by the School of Infantry and Tactics.[5] The Infantry Branch is commanded by its director-general– a two-star rank major-general– who works under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.[6]