Mahsud Scouts

Pakistani paramilitary unit

Mahsud Scouts
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

Military unit

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.