XXXI Corps (Pakistan)


The XXXI Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, currently stationed in Bahawalpur, Punjab in Pakistan.
It is currently commanded by Lt-Gen. Muhammad Aqeel as of 2025.

History

The XXXI Corps was formed and raised as part of the major reorganization of the Pakistani military in 1985– it was one of the three corps that were formed to address the security in the country. The XXXI Corps took over the area of responsibility of southern region of Punjab from the II Corps, which is more well suited for forestry warfare techniques. It was initially headquartered in Pano Akil but later moved to Bahawalpur Cantonment as the corps headquarter. Together with the V Corps in Sindh, the XXXI Corps is responsible for the maneuvering combat readiness in the southern Punjab's desert zone.
In 2023, 35th Infantry Division attached to the XXXI Corps equipped with VCC-2 APCs were reportedly be taking part in anti-bandit operations near Bahawalpur alongside Punjab Police, based on social media and news reports. The units from the 35th were then rotated with fresh replacements consisting of VCC-1 APCs. The police were also equipped with locally made M113A1/A2 APCs.

Structure

Its present order of battle is as follows:

List of Commanders XXXI Corps

Corps CommanderStart dateEnd date
Lt Gen Muhammad Aqeel2 May 2025Incumbent
Lt Gen Saqib Mahmood Malik4 December 20222 May 2025
Lt Gen Faiz Hameed9th Aug 20223 December 2022
Lt Gen Khalid ZiaNov 20208 August 2022
Lt Gen Syed Muhammad AdnanApril 2019Nov 2020
Lt Gen Javed Mehmood BukhariAugust 2018April 2019
Lt Gen Sher AfgunDecember 2016August 2018
Lt Gen Javed Iqbal RamdayApril 2015December 2016
Lt Gen Javed IqbalDecember 2013April 2015
Lt Gen Zubair Mahmood HayatJanuary 2013December 2013
Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon AslamMarch 2011January 2013
Lt Gen Naeem Khalid LodhiOctober 2009March 2011
Lt Gen Muhammad YousafOctober 2008October 2009
Lt Gen Raza Mohammad KhanApril 2007October 2008
Lt Gen Imtiaz HussainMay 2005April 2007
Lt Gen Syed Parwez ShahidSeptember 2003May 2005
Lt Gen Shahid HamidOctober 2001September 2003
Lt Gen Munir HafiezAugust 2000October 2001
Lt Gen Tahir Ali QureshiOctober 1998August 2000
Lt Gen Muzaffar Hussain UsmaniMay 1997October 1998
Lt Gen Khalid Nawaz MalikJanuary 1996May 1997
Lt Gen Iftikhar Ali KhanJune 1993January 1996
Lt Gen Muhammad Akram KhanAugust 1991May 1993
Lt Gen Shamim Alam KhanApril 1991August 1991
Lt Gen Mohammad ShafiqMarch 1988April 1991