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used for command and control of the Army combat forces.

History

Initially part of

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which was established by

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in 1911, its members and officers closely allied itself with

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, actively participated shoulder-to-shoulder in

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, at a time when

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. It came to existence on 14 August 1947, when Indian Army Corps of Signals was divided into two parts by the

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, 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. The Corps was supplemented with

officers to assist into building the Corps to working strength. 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

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where the U.S. Signal Corps further provided advanced military training to the Corps of Signals. 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. In 1948, the Corps established the

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to train the personnel and officers for the Corps. 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. In 1962, the unit was sent to Iran to help built the Iranian Army's own Signal corps, and as for its war capabilities, the Corps took participation in 1947 war,

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, 1999 war, with India. The Corps was also involved with

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, and the

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, making the Corps as Pakistan Army's principle combatant arm. 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.

Units

* 2 Signal Battalion * 5 Signal Battalion * 7 Signal Battalion * 8 Signal Battalion * 9 Signal Battalion * 11 Signal Battalion * 12 Signal Battalion * 13 Signal Battalion * 15 Signal Battalion * 17 Signal Battalion * 19 Signal Battalion * 23 Signal Battalion * 24 Signal Battalion * 26 Signal Battalion * 32 Signal Battalion * 44 Signal Battalion * 45 Signal Battalion * 49 Signal Battalion * 51 Signal Battalion * 52 Signal Battalion * 69 Signal Battalion * 76 Signal Battalion * 77 Signal Battalion * 80 Signal Battalion * 82 RC Signal Battalion * 84 Signal Battalion * 86 Signal Battalion * 92 EW Signal Battalion * 93 Signal Battalion * 28 Signal Battalion

References

External links

* * {{Pakistan Army Regiments

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