Dalbandin Rifles Explained

Unit Name:Dalbandin Rifles
Country: Pakistan
Branch:Civil Armed Forces
Size:9 battalion-sized wings
Command Structure:Frontier Corps Baluchistan (South)
Garrison:Dalbandin, Chagai
Current Commander:Commandant
Commander1:Colonel Sikandar Hayat

The Dalbandin Rifles is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Pakistani Frontier Corps Balochistan (South). It is named after the town of Dalbandin in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Rifles have a 2020/21 budget of [1] and are tasked with defending part of the border with Afghanistan and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border.

The regiment was involved in controversy in August 2019 when a major was jailed for bribery in relation to a missing persons case.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations . 3 . 2552 . . 19 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Missing man's body found buried in Chagai . 11 September 2020 . Rind . Ali Razia . . 19 December 2022.
  3. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III. . 113 . Quetta . Government of Pakistan . 21 September 2019 . 11 December 2022.
  4. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. . Government of Pakistan . 30 December 2020 . 12 December 2022.
  5. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III . 114 . Quetta . Government of Pakistan . 21 September 2019 . 11 December 2022.
  6. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III. . 240 . Government of Pakistan . 21 April 2021 . 16 December 2022.