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Pakistan Army Corps of EME
Badge of Pakistan Army's EME
Active1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCombat support
RoleAdministrative and staffing oversight.
Part ofHQ/Garrison
HQ/GarrisonArmy GHQ in Chaklala, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s)EME
Motto(s)Hunermand
Colors IdentificationBlue, Yellow, Red
   
Anniversaries20 October 1947
EquipmentArmoured Recovery Vehicle , armoured tanks And more wpns
EngagementsMilitary history of Pakistan
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Battle honoursMany
Commanders
Director-GeneralMaj-Gen. Ayub Ahsan Bhatti
Notable
commanders		Maj-Gen. Ali Nawab
Insignia
War Flag
Administrative Corps of the Pakistan Army
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Engineers Infantry

The Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is a military administrative and the engineering staff branch of the Pakistan Army.[1][2]

The EME provides maintenance and inspections of wide range of Pakistan Army's mechanized and aviation assets and provides machinery of components besides supporting expertise in electrical works for the Pakistan Army. 70 EME, 53 EME and 55 EME one of being the best EME Battalions having the maximum number of resources and manpower. [3][4][5][6]

Overview

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The Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) was formed as a separate maintenance arm into the Pakistan Army from the partition of the British Indian Army's Corps of EME— only twenty officers joining the arm.: 29–30 [7] It was the British officers in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) that provided the support and training to raise the corps to help maintain the equipment of the Pakistan Army.: 41 [7] Brigadier Vivian Edgar Beards was EME first officer commanding when it was commissioned in the Pakistan Army as a corps on 20 October 1947.: 42 [7]

From its early years, the education on electrical and mechanical engineering was provided by the Loughborough University with a mutual agreement between the British Army and the Pakistan Army.: 44 [7] In 1957, the Pakistan Army established the College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering from the crucial support from the United States Army— many of whom went to United States to study electrical and mechanical engineering at the United States' universities.: 49 [7] The College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering was later upgraded in 1969.[1]

The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering did not restricted its support to the army but extended its support to air force and navy, though each branch established its own staff corps to maintain their arms within their units.[4] In 1960, an airborne course was established in the EME, making it mandatory for its officers and personnel to complete the parachute course— the EME has the oldest active parachutist courses in the country.[4] In 1970s, the Corps of EME played a crucial role in support of the machining of components, PCB prints, and the engineering aspects of the Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.: 49:144 [8]: 142 [7]

Many of its officers were instrumental in establishing the Combat Development Directorate, which was the pursuant of the Strategic Plans Division, that advised the Army GHQ in matters of nuclear-based strategic deterrence.: 49:144 [8]

The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is commanded the by its Director-General, usually at the active-duty two-star rank, Major-General, who works under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.: 136–137 [7]

Some Notable Units

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  • 3 Technical Training Battalion EME[9]
  • 4 Technical Training Battalion EME[9]
  • 10 Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Battalion[10]
  • 41 EME Battalion [CEME 37 Div][9]
  • 42 EME Battalion[9]
  • 43 EME Battalion[11]: 79 
  • 44 EME Battalion[9]
  • 47 EME Battalion[9]
  • 49 EME Battalion[9]
  • 50 EME Battalion[9]
  • 52 EME Battalion[9]
  • 53 EME Battalion [CEME 18 Div][12]
  • 58 EME Battalion[12]
  • 59 EME Battalion[12]
  • 70 EME Battalion[12]
  • 90 EME Battalion[13]: 68 
  • 91 EME Battalion [CEME 37 Div][12]
  • 92 EME Battalion [CEME 35 Div "Behtreen Banway"][12]
  • 94 EME Battalion[12]
  • 95 EME Battalion[12]
  • 118 EME Battalion[14]
  • 544 Heavy EME Battalion[12]
  • 546 EME Battalion[12]
  • 699 Aviation EME Battalion[12]
  • 1010 eme battalion
  • 100 EME BATTALİON
  • 1 EME battalion
  • 766 EME battalion
  • Muneer safi

Some of the Notable EME officers

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References

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  1. ^ a b "College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering". NUST. NUST Science Society. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ^ Pakistan Army. "Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering". Pakistan Army. Director-General for Public Relations. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME) - Pakistan Army". YouTube. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Khan, BE, ME, PE, (Mechanical Engineering), Brigadier Sher. "Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers". Brigadier Sher Khan and Defence Journal of Pakistan. Retrieved 21 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Khan, Feroz (2012). Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780804784801.
  6. ^ "EPR | Employment Processing Resource". epr.org.pk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Mahmood, Khawaja Tariq; Bashir, Qamar; Saghir, Mohsin (2004). Malik, PhD, Akhtar Nawaz (ed.). History of the Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (1 ed.). Army GHQ, Rawalpindi, Pun, Pakistan: EME Directorate, Army GHQ. p. 400. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b Khan, Feroz (7 November 2012). Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb. Stanford, CA, USA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-8480-1. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Public Tenders page 2". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  10. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 1 January 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  11. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Public Tenders page 3". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Public Tenders page 1". Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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