Mahsud Scouts

Mahsud Scouts
Founded1944[1]
Country Pakistan
BranchCivil Armed Forces
Size4 wings
Part ofFrontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
Garrison/HQFort Salop, Bara, Khyber District
Commanders
CommandantColonel 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

  1. ^ a b The Bulletin. Vol. 47–48. Military Historical Society (Great Britain). 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 20 September 2019. p. 116. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2537. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ Abdul Hamid (kazi), Mohammad Ashraf, ed. (1959). "The All Pakistan Legal Decisions". p. 196. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Equipping Pakistan's Law Enforcement For Interdiction" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 25 February 2011.
  6. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 19 August 2020. p. 659. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 20 September 2019. p. 117. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 4 May 2020. p. 732. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 26 February 2020. p. 238. Retrieved 12 December 2022.