The Dir Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in

. The name alludes to the former

Dir District Dir is a region in northwestern Pakistan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Before Pakistan was created, Dir was a princely state, and it remained so until 1969 when it was abolished by a presidential declaration, and ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province. The regiment has a 2020/21 budget of and is composed of a headquarters wing with six battalion-sized manoeuvre wings. The Scouts are tasked with defending the border with

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and assisting with law enforcement in the areas adjacent to the border. This has also included providing security during provincial assembly elections. Previously, the Scouts also assisted with attempts to eradicate poppy cultivation. During the

2022 Pakistan floods From 14 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan killed 1,739 people, and caused ₨ 3.2 trillion ($14.9 billion) of damage and ₨ 3.3 trillion ($15.2 billion) of economic losses. The immediate causes of the floods were heavier than usual mon ...

, the regiment assisted with rescue work and disaster relief, such as operating an emergency control centre.

Units

* Headquarters Wing * 181 Wing * 182 Wing * 183 Wing * 184 Wing * 185 Wing * 186 Wing

References

{{Frontier Corps Regiments of the Frontier Corps Dir District Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)