Force Command Northern Areas

Force Command Northern Areas is a division size formation of the Pakistan Army. It commands the troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.[3] It is a component of X Corps of the Pakistan Army. In contrast to the general belief that it is a corps sized formation, it is a division sized force commanded by a major general. Its coat of arms is a snow leopard on a black background.

"FCNA" redirects here. For the French football team, see FC Nantes.
Force Command Northern Areas
Active1948- Present
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeMountain infantry
RoleInfantry,though supporting artillery
Part ofX Corps (Pakistan)
HeadquartersGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Commanders
Current
commander		Major-General Dr. Ehsan Mehmood Khan [1][2]

Present Day Order of Battle
Brigades Location
80th Infantry Brigade Astor
150th Infantry Brigade Gilgit
323rd Infantry Brigade Karakoram-Dansam
62nd Infantry Brigade Skardu
61st Infantry Brigade U/I Location
Independent Engineer Brigade U/I Location
Independent Signal Brigade U/I Location
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References
  1. Commander FCNA, Major General Dr. Ehsan Mehmood Khan confers degrees on the occasion of First Convocation of the University of Baltistan on 26 October 2018
  2. Newly appointed DG Rangers Punjab, Major General Saqib Mehmood Malik, calls on Chief Minister Punjab, on 18 October 2018
  3. Ravi Shekhar Narain Singh (April 2008). Asian Strategic And Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-8170622451. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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