Kargil War
The end of the Cold War brought effected the Corp immesly. No longer facing a threat on its Western flank, the army moved division, brigades and units away from the division, and its orienatation was changed from a defence of the Afghan border, to being a reserve in Kashmir. The 1999 Kargil War saw the corps enter action for the first time and it fought mainly in the Gultari sector of the war, where one of its members, Captain Kernel Sher Khan would win the Nishan-e-Haider, the Highest Pakistani Gallantry Award.
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