Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps

Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance
Badge of the Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps
Active1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCombat service support
RoleAdministrative and staffing oversight.
SizeVaries
HQ/GarrisonOrdnance Center in Malir Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname(s)ORD
Colors IdentificationGold
 
Anniversaries1947
EngagementsMilitary history of Pakistan
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
Chief of Logistics Staff (LGS)
Maj-Gen. Shahab Sahid
Notable
commanders		Maj-Gen. Shahid Hamid
Insignia
War Flag
Administrative Corps of the Pakistan Army
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Nursing Remount
The Pakistani troops from the Ordnance Corps examining the mocked UXO in 2010.

The Pakistan Army Corps of Ordnance is a military administrative and the staff service branch of the Pakistan Army.[1] Headquartered in the Malir Cantonment in Sindh, the corps broad mission is to provide army units with weapons, explosives, and ammunition, which also includes the procurement and ground mobility.[2]

As of 2023, the ordnance corps is commanded by Maj-Gen. Shahab Shahid as its Chief of Logistics Staff (LSG)— though the position is or/was also known as Master–General of Ordnance.[3][4]

Overview

The Ordnance Corps was established from the partition of the British Indian Army on 14 August 1947.: 40–50 [5] During its early formation, the leadership of the administration of the ordnance corps was deputed from the British Army– Brig. A. Whiteside (later ascended as General) was Pakistan Army's first Master–General of Ordnance, which he served from 1947–51.[3]: 63 [6] In 1951, Major-General Shahid Hamid was appointed as country's local first master-general of ordnance.[3]

The Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps current mission is to support the development, acquisition, and production of the ammunitions, explosives, and ground mobility materiel to provide combat formations to the Pakistan Army.: 30–39 [7] The Ordnance College in Karachi provides the trained professionals and personnel to support the corps.[8]

As of CY-23, the Ordnance Corps is commanded by the Chief of Logistics Staff (CLS)— in past time, the position is or/was Master–General of Ordnance— working under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi.[3][9]

Units

  • 76 Ordnance Unit[10]
  • 77 Ordnance Unit[10]
  • 84 Ordnance Unit[11]
  • 87 Ordnance Unit[10]
  • 89 Ordnance Unit[12]: 21 
  • 97 Ordnance Unit[12]: 21 
  • 102 Ordnance Unit[13]
  • 103 Ordnance Unit[13]
  • 106 Ordnance Unit[13]
  • 108 Ordnance Unit[13]
  • 126 Ordnance Unit[14]
  • 135 Ordnance Unit[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COAS Gen Bajwa installs Maj Gen Syed Shahab Shahid as colonel commandant of Ordnance Corps". 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Army chief urges to remain vigilant against any 'misadventure'". 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "British High Commissioner visits spiritual home of Grandfather's regiment". GOV.UK. British High Commission. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Army chief visits Ordnance Centre, Fauji Foundation in Karachi". 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ Khan, Fazal Muqueem (1963). The Story of the Pakistan Army. Karachi, SIND, Pakistan: Pakistan Branch, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ Army, Great Britain (1949). The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ staff, Others (August 2013). Pakistan Army Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Weapon Systems. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4330-6184-4. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Facebook: Ordnance College". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Army chief visits Ordnance Centre, Fauji Foundation in Karachi". 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Public Tenders page 3". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  11. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 14 October 2020. p. 550. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Public Tenders page 1". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  14. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 21 April 2021. p. 108. Retrieved 16 December 2022.