The Dalbandin Rifles is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Frontier Corps The Frontier Corps (, reporting name: FC) are a group of four paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's b ...

Balochistan (South). It is named after the town of

Dalbandin Dalbandin (Urdu and ) is a city and the headquarter of Chagai district in Pakistan's Balochistan province, near the Iran and Afghanistan border. The city has a population of 16,319, and the remainder of the entire Dalbandin Tehsil has a popula ...

Chagai District Chaghi District (; ), also known as Chaghi District, is the largest district of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District shares the border with two countries: Afghanistan and Iran. De ...

Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...

. The Rifles have a 2020/21 budget of and are tasked with defending part of the border with

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border. The regiment was involved in controversy in August 2019 when a

major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

was jailed for bribery in relation to a missing persons case.

Units

* Headquarters Wing * 56 Wing * 58 Wing * 106 Wing * 113 Wing * 125 Wing * 126 Wing * 128 Wing * 133 Wing * 146 Wing

References

Regiments of the Frontier Corps Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) {{Pakistan-mil-stub