12th Infantry Division (Pakistan)

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12th Infantry Division
Active	1948- Present
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Division
Size	20,000 men (though this may vary as units are rotated)
Part of	X Corps (Pakistan)
Headquarters	Murree, Punjab (Pakistan)
Nickname(s)	Chinar Division
Colors	Green & Gold
Engagements	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 War on terror
Commanders
General Officer Commanding	Major-General Muhammad Irfan
Notable Commanders	Major General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Major General Shahid Aziz Major General Akhtar Abdur Rehman Major General Akhtar Hussain Malik

12th Infantry Division, the largest Pakistani Army infantry division, is currently based in Murree, Punjab close to Azad Kashmir. The Chinar Division's headquarters are located in the Murree Hills Cantonment. The brigades of 12th Division are deployed all across Azad Jammu Kashmir and the Line of Control. With 6 Infantry Brigades, 1 Divisional Artillery brigade and a number of supporting units of Air Defence, Supply, Engineering, Signals and Remount & Veterinary Corps under its command, 12th Infantry division is the largest division of Pakistan Army.This is the largest division in the Pakistan army and is considered one of the most important divisions.^{[citation needed]}