The Mahsud Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the
Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
The Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) ( ur, , reporting name: FCKP(N)), is a group of paramilitary regiments of Pakistan, operating in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan ...
in
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 ...
.
The name alludes to the
Mahsud
The Mahsud or Mehsood ( ps, محسود), also spelled Maseed ( ps, ماسيد), is a Karlani Pashtun tribe inhabiting mostly the South Waziristan Agency in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, now merged within K ...
tribe of
South Waziristan
South Waziristan District ( ps, سويلي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) was a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before splitting in to Lower South Waziristan District and Upper South Waziristan District and ...
. The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of and is composed of a headquarters wing with four battalion-sized manoeuvre wings.
History
The regiment was raised in 1944 and were then split into two units: 1st and 2nd Mahsud Scouts.
[ They were also known as the First and Second Mahsud Battalions. 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.]
Units
* Headquarters Wing
* 162 Wing
References
{{Frontier Corps
Regiments of the Frontier Corps
Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)