Pakistan Army Corps of Signals

The Corps of Signals (Urdu: ﺁرمى سگنل كور; Army Signal Corps, is an administrative corps and a major intelligence, science and technology formation of the Pakistan Army.[1] The core objectives include research and development, tests, and management of the military communications and information systems used for command and control of the Army combat forces.[1]

Corps of Signals
Country Pakistan
Size29 battalions
Part of Pakistan Army
Nickname(s)Sigs - Kabutars
Motto(s)Tez-o-Yaqini
Speedy and Reliable
ColoursLight blue, dark blue and green
   
Battle honoursIndo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
War in North-West Pakistan
UN East-Timor Missions
Bosnian War
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Colonel CommandantMajor General Amir Azeem Bajwa (retired), HI(M)
Signal Officer-in-ChiefMajor General Muhammad Ali Khan, HI (M)
Previous commandersMajor General Obedur Rehman
Lieutenant-General Naseem Rana
Major General R. "Bill" Cawthome
Brigadier (R) Muhammad Arshad Khan Kayani

History

Initially part of Indian Army Corps of Signals which was established by Royal Engineers in 1911, its members and officers closely allied itself with Royal Corps of Signals, actively participated shoulder-to-shoulder in World War II, at a time when Germany invaded Great Britain.[2] It came to existence on 14 August 1947, when Indian Army Corps of Signals was divided into two parts by the British Government, with one part remaining in India while other units formed what is now known as Corps of Signals in Pakistan. It was the brain-child of British Army's intelligence officer Major-General R. Cawthome who also founded and established the premier ISI in 1948.[2] The Corps was supplemented with Royal Corps of Signals officers to assist into building the Corps to working strength.[2] As soon as the Pakistan Army's signal officer were trained, the officer quickly replaced the British signal officers and closely allied the Corps with U.S. Army Signal Corps where the U.S. Signal Corps further provided advanced military training to the Corps of Signals.[2][3]

Major. General. Obedur Rehman was the first SO-in-C of the Corps of Signals. On March 23, 1956, the Corps was re-designed as Corps of Signals, and more objectives were made responsible to Corps.[2][3] In 1948, the Corps established the Military College of Signals to train the personnel and officers for the Corps.[2][3] A major re-organization were carried out when Corps officers also helped established the Joint Signal Intelligence (JSI) and the Corps nomenclature was also changed. The regiments and squadrons became as battalions and companies.[4] In 1962, the unit was sent to Iran to help built the Iranian Army's own Signal corps,[2] and as for its war capabilities, the Corps took participation in 1947 war, 1965 war, 1971 war, 1999 war, with India.[4] The Corps was also involved with Afghanistan war, Bosnian war, and the Bangladesh war, making the Corps as Pakistan Army's principle combatant arm.[4]

As for its capabilities in science and technology, the Corps worked closely with Defence Science and Technology Organization (DESTO) to develop command and control software, and is notable for its participation for developing the communication system for Badr-II satellite.[5]

Units

1 Signals (Eman Ittehad Tanzeem)


2 Signals (Sub se Awwal)


3 Signals (Barq Ul Basaas)

4 Signals (Qasidan-e-Chaghi)

5 Signals


7 Signals


8 Signals


9 Signals (The Niners)


11 Signals (Poona 1930)(Al Yartad)(The Oldest)


13 Signals (Thirteen Behtreen)


15 Signals (The Best)


17 Signals (Qasdan-e-Kohsar)


19 Signals


20 Signals (Twenty The Trustworthy)

21 Signals (Patcom Pioneers)

22 Signals (Pascom Pioneers)

23 Signals

24 Signals (Shahsawar Signals)


25 Signals (Silver Streak)


26 Signals (CHABEES)(Fazl e Rabi)

29 Signals (Twenty Nine At Glance)

32 Signals (Surkhru)

41 Signals (Qasidan-e-Chamb)

44 Signals

45 Signals (Assaria)(1 Jan 1973)

48 Signals

49 Signals (Qasidan-e-Siachen)

51 Signals

52 Signals (Qasidan E Sehra)

64 Composite Signal

69 Signals


76 Signals


77 Signals


80 Signals


81 Signals (Jarrari)

83 Signals (Qasidan E Baqa)

84 Signals (MECH Communicators)(Voice of Desert)

86 Signals

91 Signals (Strike Sensor)

92 EW Signals

93 Signals

98 Signals

207 Sig Coy

219 Sig Coy

References
  1. PA, Pakistan Army. "Pakistan Army Corps of Signals". Directorate-General for Inter-Services Public Relations. Directorate-General for Inter-Services Public Relations. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. Watson, Cliff Lord, Graham (2003). Royal Corps of Signals: Units and Formation Worldwide Pakistan Army Corps of Signals. United Kingdom: Helion and Company Limited. pp. 361–362. ISBN 1-874622--92-2.
  3. BI-Metal. "Pakistan Army Corps of Signals". signal badges co. Uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. Dhar, M.K (2004). Mission Pakistan. New Delhi: Maloy Krishna Dhar and iUniverse.Inc. pp. 1–645. ISBN 0-595-30482-6.
  5. Fazal Muqueem Khan (28 September 2007). The story of the Pakistan Army. Pakistan Branch, Oxford University Press, 1963. pp. 250 pages.
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