▁modern ▁history ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁First ▁founded ▁as ▁Royal ▁Pakistan ▁Art illery , ▁it ▁was ▁re - des igned ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Corps ▁of ▁Art illery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Corps ▁inherited ▁only ▁eight ▁gun ▁reg iments , ▁one ▁survey ▁battery , ▁an ▁air ▁observation ▁post ▁flight ▁and ▁two ▁formation ▁headquarters . ▁Its ▁earlier ▁command ers ▁were ▁from ▁British ▁Army . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁and ▁assistance ▁received ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Army ' s ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Branch ▁through ▁the ▁U . S . ▁aid , ▁the ▁corps ▁completely ▁abol ished ▁its ▁British ▁Army ▁organisation , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁officers ▁called ▁British ▁Army ▁system , ▁a ▁" Comple x ▁and ▁Non - r ationale ". ▁The ▁reg iments ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁system ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁guns ▁held ▁in ▁three ▁batter ies , ▁further ▁divided ▁in ▁two ▁troops ▁of ▁ 4 ▁guns ▁each . ▁Pakistan ▁adopted ▁US ▁system ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁guns ▁in ▁each ▁regiment , ▁divided ▁in ▁three ▁batter ies ▁of ▁ 6 ▁guns ▁each . ▁Gun ▁tro op ▁was ▁done ▁away ▁with . ▁The ▁Corps ▁first ▁earned ▁ren own ▁in ▁Ind o - P ak ist ani ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁also ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁Ind o - P ak ist