the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the 16th Punjab Regiment was allotted to Pakistan Army. At the time, the active battalions were 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th. Jats, Sikhs and Dogras were transferred to the Indian Army and the regiment's new class composition was fixed as Punjabis and Pathans. In 1948, the 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions fought in the war with India in Kashmir. In 1956, a major reorganization was undertaken in the Pakistan Army and larger infantry groups were created by amalgamating the existing infantry regiments. As a result, the 16th Punjab Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st, 14th and 15th Punjab Regiments to form one large Punjab Regiment. The four regimental centres were also merged and the combined centre moved to Mardan. The line-up of the new regiment was: 1 Punjab - 1/1st Punjab 2 Punjab - 2/1st Punjab 3 Punjab - 3/1st Punjab 4 Punjab - 5/1st Punjab 5 Punjab - 1/14th Punjab 6 Punjab - 2/14th Punjab (Duke of Cambridge's Own) 7 Punjab - 3/14th Punjab 8 Punjab - 4/14th Punjab 9 Punjab - 1/15th Punjab 10 Punjab - 2/15th Punjab 11 Punjab - 3/15th Punjab 12 Punjab - 4/15th Punjab 13 Punjab - 1/16th Punjab 14 Punjab - 2/16th Punjab 15 Punjab - 3/16th Punjab 16 Punjab - 5/14th Punjab (Pathans) 17 Punjab - 4/16th Punjab (Bhopal) 18 Punjab - 7/1st Punjab 19 Punjab - 7/16th Punjab 20 Punjab - 14/1st Punjab Battle honours Afghanistan 1879-80, Burma 1885-87, Chitral, Tirah, Malakand, Punjab Frontier, La Bassee 1914, Messines 1914, Armentieres 1914, Festubert 1914, Givenchy 1914, Ypres 1915, St Julien, Aubers, Loos, France and Flanders 1914-15, Macedonia 1918, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915-16, Megiddo, Nablus, Palestine 1918, Aden, Tigris 1916, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Mesopotamia 1915-18, NW Frontier India, 1915, 1916–17, Behobeho, Narungombe, Nyangao, East Africa 1917-18, Afghanistan 1919, Mescelit Pass, Mt Engiahat, Massawa, Abyssinia 1940-41, Sidi Barrani, Omars, Benghazi, El Alamein, Mareth, Akarit, Djebel Garci, Tunis, North Africa 1940-43, Cassino I, Italy 1943-45, Kroh, Jitra, Gurun, Ipoh, Kampar, The Muar, Singapore Island, Malaya 1941-42, Fort White, North Arakan, Kaladan, Maungdaw, Ngakyedauk Pass, Imphal, Tamu Road, Litan, Arakan Beaches, Burma 1942-45, Kashmir 1948. See also Punjab Regiment Punjab (region) Punjabis References Further reading Lawford, Lt Col JP, and Catto, Maj WE. (1967). Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. Lawford, James. (1972). 30th Punjabis. London: Osprey. Qureshi, Col HU.