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23-523: The Zhob Militia is a paramilitary regiment of the Frontier Corps , a Civil Armed Force based in Baluchistan and are one of the oldest paramilitary forces in the region. The militia is under the control of the Frontier Corps and is commanded by officers seconded from Pakistan Army . They were raised by Cavalry officer William Raikes-Hodson in 1852 to be an infantry scouting adjunct to
46-533: A budget of Rs. 105 billion , the task of the Frontier Corps is to help local law enforcement, and to carry out border patrol, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and anti-smuggling operations. Each Corps consists of several regiments, themselves composed of one or more battalion -sized wings. Some of the regiments were raised during the colonial era . These include the Chitral Scouts ,
69-929: A group of four paramilitary forces of Pakistan , operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan and Iran . There are four Frontier Corps: FC KPK (North) and FC KPK (South) stationed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formed from the previously named North-West Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ), and FC Balochistan (North) and FC Balochistan (South) stationed in Balochistan province. The Frontier Corps are often confused with Frontier Constabulary as both forces are abbreviated as ''FC''. Frontier Corps are group of four paramilitary forces officered by
92-422: A number of training and support units. See the daughter articles for listings of regiments. There were a total of 70,000 active personnel as of 2017 and additional wings have been raised to meet the security challenges. Frontier Corps units are locally recruited and are officered by Pakistani Army officers. In January 2022 during a press briefing Pakistan military spokesperson General Babar Iftikhar said, as
115-890: A part of Pakistan's Western border management, 67 new wings have been established for the FC Balochistan and FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to strengthen border security and formation of the six more wings is in process. After independence in 1947, the Inspectors-General were as follows: For subsequent inspectors general, see the daughter articles. Ministry of Interior (Pakistan) Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics The Ministry of Interior ( Urdu : وزارتِ داخلہ , abbreviated as MoI )
138-462: A year unrestricted aid recently announced will go a long way in seeing that the Frontier Corps stay at the height of their professional abilities due to new equipment and training. The Corps has also fired occasionally on the U.S.-assisted Afghan Army . During times of difficulties, the government occasionally gives the FC the power to arrest and detain suspects such as in late 2012 and early 2013 when
161-718: Is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan , tasked and primarily responsible for implementing the internal policies, state security, administration of internal affairs involving the state. The ministry is led by the Interior Minister , the Minister of State for Interior and the Interior Secretary . The Interior Secretary is a Grade 22 officer whereas the Interior Minister
184-517: Is a leading member of the federal cabinet . The minister is required to be a member of parliament . During the martial regimes of Generals Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan , from 1962 until 1971, the Interior Minister was called Home Affairs Minister. The Directorate General of Civil Defence provides civil defence and emergency services. Deals with all the issues of Pakistani citizenship, Passports and Visas. A border control, criminal investigation , counter-intelligence and security agency under
207-758: Is headed by a Brigadier with a Lt. Col commanding each wing All Battalions are equipped along Light Infantry/Rifles lines with minimum heavy support weapons. Unlike other Infantry Battalions of the Pakistan Army, Zhob Militia does not have a Support Company having heavy weapons like Anti Tank Missiles and 120 mm Mortars . All Rifle Companies are equipped with the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle and MG3 machine gun only, with Support Platoons in each Company armed with 81 mm Mortars and Target-Locating Radars. Frontier Corps The Frontier Corps ( Urdu : سرحد واہنی , reporting name : FC ) are
230-609: The Corps of Guides and Hodson's Horse . They were raised entirely from Pashtun and Baluch tribesmen as well as Persian-speaking Afghans. Between 1917 and 1920 they acted as a Mounted infantry regiment under the command of British officers. They fought against Amānullāh Khān forces during the Third Anglo-Afghan War . The enlisted men and sepoys are mostly recruited from the Tareen , Kakar and Abdali tribes native to
253-849: The Khyber Rifles , the Kurram Militia , the Tochi Scouts, the South Waziristan Scouts, and the Zhob Militia . The Khyber Rifles were in fact regularised during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and fought with distinction in Kashmir. The Frontier Corps was created in 1907 by Lord Curzon , the viceroy of British India , in order to organize seven militia and scout units in the tribal areas along
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#1732771969946276-656: The Northern Light Infantry , which is now a full infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. In the mid-1970s, the Pakistani government used FC Balochistan to counter the terrorists in Balochistan, and the force is unpopular among some of the local population who associate them with and heavy-handed operations. To improve the image of the corps, it has been involved in the construction of schools and hospitals, although as of late 2004, corps installations in
299-591: The Pakistan Army . On the other hand, Frontier Constabulary is a unified force officered by the Police Service of Pakistan . Each Corps is headed by a seconded inspector general , who is a Pakistan Army officer of at least major-general rank, although the force itself is officially under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry . With a total manpower of approximately 70,000, and
322-500: The Prime Minister of Pakistan granted the FC policing powers. These temporary powers can also be extended on the orders or consent of the provincial government or federal government or both. The senior command posts are filled by officers seconded from the Pakistan Army for two to three years. The four Corps are divided into forty two regiments, most of which are composed of a number of battalion -sized "wings" together with
345-1126: The Frontier Corps up to the early 1950s. The corps was split into two major subdivisions with FC Balochistan incorporating the Zhob Militia, the Sibi Scouts, the Kalat Scouts, the Makran Militia, the Kharan Rifles, the Pishin Scouts, the Chaghai Militia and the First Mahsud Scouts. In 1975 three units, the Gilgit Scouts , the Karakoram Scouts and the Northern Scouts, were merged to form a new paramilitary force called
368-471: The Pakistani government intended to expand the corps to 100,000 and use it more in fighting Islamist militants, particularly Al-Qaeda, after extensive consultations with the U.S. government, with a multi-year plan to bolster the effort, including the establishment of a counterinsurgency training centre. The US Obama policy for Pakistan was seen as a clear victory for the Pakistan Army lobby in the US. The $ 1.5 billion
391-456: The best potential military units against the Islamist militants because its troops are locally recruited, know local languages and understand local cultures. The United States provided more than US$ 7 billion in military aid to Pakistan from 2002 to 2007, most of which was used to equip the Frontier Corps because it is in the front line of the fight against the Islamist insurgents. From late 2007,
414-547: The border with Afghanistan: the Khyber Rifles , the Zhob Militia , the Kurram Militia, the Tochi Scouts, the Chagai Militia , the South Waziristan Scouts and the Chitral Scouts . The Frontier Corps was led by an "inspecting officer" who was a British officer of the rank of lieutenant colonel . In 1943 the inspecting officer was upgraded to an inspector general (an officer with the rank of brigadier ), and
437-419: The control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan . Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan. Domestic counterterrorism Authority of Pakistan. NADRA regulates government databases and statistically manages the sensitive registration database of all the national citizens of Pakistan. National Police Academy of Pakistan is a federal training centre for
460-752: The corps was expanded with the addition of new units—the Second Mahsud Scouts (raised in 1944) and the Pishin Scouts (in 1946). After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, Pakistan expanded the corps further by creating a number of new units, including the Thal Scouts, the Northern Scouts, the Bajaur Scouts , the Karakoram Scouts, the Kalat Scouts, the Dir Scouts and the Kohistan Scouts. British officers continued to serve in
483-405: The militants. The effort produced a series of bloody and clumsy confrontations. On 30 August, scores of Pakistani troops, mostly from the Frontier Corps, were captured by militants. In early November, most were released in exchange for 25 militants held by the Pakistan Army. There is a widespread consensus among United States government military and intelligence experts that the Frontier Corps are
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#1732771969946506-500: The province were being routinely attacked by terrorists. In the late 1990s, the Frontier Corps played an important role in eliminating opium poppy cultivation from Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2007, after the collapse of truce agreements between the Pakistani government and local militants, the Frontier Corps, teamed with regular Pakistani military units, conducted incursions into tribal areas controlled by
529-561: The region. The Militia converted from the .303 Rifle to the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle in 1984. In the latter part of the Soviet-Afghan War, the unit carried on scouting and mounted reconnaissance operations deep into Khost and Ghazni , Afghanistan . The Zhob Militia is headquartered at Zhob Contonment, previously called Fort Sandeman , and its four wings are located at Zhob , Sambaza , Muslim Bagh , and Qamardin Karaz . It
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