Mahsud Scouts
Mahsud Scouts | |
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Founded | 1944[1] |
Country | Pakistan |
Branch | Civil Armed Forces |
Size | 4 wings |
Part of | Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Salop, Bara, Khyber District |
Commanders | |
Commandant | Colonel Ahmed Madni |
The Mahsud Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan.[2] The name alludes to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan. The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 1.89 billion[3] and is composed of a headquarters wing with four battalion-sized manoeuvre wings.
History
The regiment was raised in 1944 and were then split into two units: 1st and 2nd Mahsud Scouts.[1] They were also known as the First and Second Mahsud Battalions.[4] The 1st Scouts became the Maiwand Rifles and the 2nd Scouts dropped the number from their name. The Scouts have also been involved in anti-drugs operations. In 2011-2012, the unit received a number of drug testing kits, through a United Nations programme, to assist in their work against drug smuggling.[5]
Units
- Headquarters Wing
- 162 Wing[6]
- 164 Wing[7]
- 165 Wing[8]
- 166 Wing[9]
References
- ^ a b The Bulletin. Vol. 47–48. Military Historical Society (Great Britain). 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 20 September 2019. p. 116. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2537. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Abdul Hamid (kazi), Mohammad Ashraf, ed. (1959). "The All Pakistan Legal Decisions". p. 196. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Equipping Pakistan's Law Enforcement For Interdiction" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 25 February 2011.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 19 August 2020. p. 659. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 20 September 2019. p. 117. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 4 May 2020. p. 732. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 26 February 2020. p. 238. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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