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11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)

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offensive, for which the Divisional HQ was given command of the 1st Armoured Division. The two formations successfully managed to capture Khem Karan, though further attacks by the 1st Armoured were checked by the Indians. At the same time as the fighting in Khem Karan, the Indian offensive towards
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and the 1st Armoured was withdrawn to reinforce the Pakistani forces in that sector. The 11th was forced to fall back to Khem Karan, where it withstood multiple attempts by the Indians to retake the town, however the ceasefire found the division in command of the town and several hundred square
321:, had been calling for raising two new divisions; this was denied by the government citing a benign security environment, the lack of funds and the general reluctance of the US to fund new risings under the foreign military assistance scheme. 328:, the Indian army underwent a substantial increase in numbers and capability and, therefore, the Pakistani government reversed its position and the division was raised by utilising reserve GOC, 1010: 831: 639: 567: 187: 629: 770: 672: 690: 1005: 939: 869: 780: 775: 504: 644: 560: 515:
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The division is at present deployed around Lahore and has the following composition:
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Karl Erickson, PhD; Personal discussions with MG Aamer Riaz, 7 September 2012
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Six years later, the division once again went into action in the
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region. After this battle, the division was committed to the
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History of Indo-Pak War of 1965. Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmed (ret)
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The Division as a whole first went into action at the
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20,000 men (though this may vary as units are rotated)
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Pakistan
PAK
Pakistan Army
Infantry
Division
IV Corps
Lahore
Punjab province
Red
Black
Defence Day
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Battle of Lahore
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military
General Officer Commanding



Colonel
Raheel Sharif
General
Abdul Hamid Khan
LTG
Nadeem Taj
Major General
Bilal Omer Khan
Major General
Raza Muhammad
Major General
LTG

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