Sindh Regiment

The Sindh Regiment (Sindhi: سنڌ ريجمينٽ‎, Urdu: سندھ رجمنٹ) (previously Sind Regiment) is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army established on 1 July 1980. The regiment takes its name from Sindh province in southern Pakistan. Prior to its formation there had been no regiment in the Pakistan Army specifically intended to recruit primarily from the Sindhi population. The regimental centre is located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.

Sindh Regiment
Sindhi: سنڌ ريجمينٽ‎
Urdu: سندھ رجمنٹ)
Regimental cap badge
Founded1980
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
Roleinfantry
Size34 battalions
Regimental centreHyderabad, Sindh
Battle honoursKargil War
Commanders
Colonel-in-chiefGeneral Nadeem Raza[1]
Colonel commandantLt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza[1]

History

Since independence in 1947, the Pakistan Army had been dominated by Punjabis, with as much as 77% of army personnel.[2] A specific regiment was created to address concerns of underrepresentation of Sindhis.[3][4] This was done by the transfer of eleven battalions from the Punjab Regiment and ten battalions from the Baloch Regiment. An additional seven battalions were raised in the period from 1988 to 1999 while another Baluch battalion was transferred in 1988. Further raisings between 2001 and 2019 brought total strength of the regiment to 33 battalions.

Uniform

The regimental badge depicts crossed Sindhi axes surmounted by the star and crescent appearing above a title scroll in Urdu. All ranks wear a cherry pink beret with a red plume hackle.

Commanders

Previous colonel-commandants of the regiment have included Lieutenant General Salim Haider, who has served as the commander of I (Strike) Corps, Mangla, and as the Master-General of Ordnance (MGO).[5]

Battle honours

The following battle honours are a representation of honours awarded to the battalions which form the regiment.

  • Kargil War: 24th Battalion, Sindh Regiment participated in the War and Sepoy Fazl Aman was taken POW in the war and later repatriated.

Operational awards to individual members of the regiment include:

Non-operational awards include:

Units

1 SIND (MIB)(Fakher E Sind)


2 SIND


3 SIND (Athra)


4 SIND (MIB)(Sarmast)


5 SIND (Al Bat'l)


6 SIND (Qalandars)


7 SIND (The Champions)(Jafakash)(SABUNA 71)


8 SIND (Al Shawaz)


9 SIND (MIB)(Saifans)(Saifullah)


10 SIND (Terrific Ten)


11 SIND (Tabbaar)


12 SIND (Jang Ju Bara)


13 SIND (Zarb E Qasim)


14 SIND (Rawan Dawan)


15 SIND (Al Fateh)


16 SIND (MIB)(1st MIB) (Al Karrar)


17 SIND


18 SIND (Yakjan)


19 SIND (Sarbuland)


20 SIND (Toofani Battalion)


21 SIND (Dosh Badosh)


22 SIND (MIB)(Daleer Battalion)


23 SIND (Sholazan)


24 SIND (MIB) (Lajpal Battalion) (First on Himalayas)


25 SIND (Al Kaseeb)


26 SIND (Janbaz Battalion)


27 SIND (NH)(Sataees)(Sher Haideri)


28 SIND (Ghaurians)


29 SIND (Jeedar)


30 SIND


31 SIND


32 SIND (MIB)(2015)


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34 SIND (Al Rasoob)  

Affiliated units

Alliances

Notable personnel

References
  1. "General Nadeem Raza installed as second colonel in chief of Sindh regiment". Geo TV. 8 February 2022.
  2. Das, Suranjan (2001). Kashmir and Sindh: Nation-building, Ethnicity and Regional Politics in South Asia. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781898855873.
  3. Far Eastern Economic Review. Far Eastern Economic Review Limited. 1986. p. 27.
  4. "Foreign Affairs Pakistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan). 2000. p. 30.
  5. "Enemy mounting pressure, says Musharraf" Daily Dawn, 7 October 2000
  6. Rao, Hamza (5 July 2022). "Remembering the 'Lion of Kargil' on 23rd martyrdom anniversary".
  7. Bammi, Y. M. (2002). Kargil 1999, Impregnable Conquered. Gorkha Publishers. p. A-61. ISBN 9788175253520.
  8. "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 21 April 2021. p. 108. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  9. Chowdhury, Srinjoy (17 September 2019). "Forces on alert as large number of Pakistan SSG commandos spotted near LoC". Times Now News.
  10. "The Sindh Regiment Pakistan". Pakistan Army. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  11. "Sindh Regiment". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019.
  12. "Members > Members' Directory > Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 8 December 2022.


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