Mahsud Scouts

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.

Mahsud Scouts
Founded1944[1]
Country Pakistan
BranchCivil Armed Forces
Size4 wings
Part ofFrontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)

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. 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.
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