Light Commando Battalion Explained

Unit Name:Light Commando Battalion
Country: Pakistan
Type:Commando
Role:Special operations
Counter-terrorism
Command Structure:Pakistan Army

The Light Commando Battalions (LCB) are commando units of the Pakistan Army, tasked with special operations and counter-terrorism. Each battalion is affiliated with but not part of an Army infantry regiment.

The LCB (Punjab) took part in defending military bases, which were attacked by militants on 15th August 2014.[1] On 15 April 2015, the LCB (Punjab) held an open day for select members of the public to let them see the work of the unit, as part of a public awareness campaign.[2] A company from Light Commando Battalion (Punjab) was allocated to the security measures for the 2021 tour by the New Zealand cricket team before it was cancelled.[3]

In June 2017, 2 LCB (Baloch) participated in a raid, with other units, on a suspected militant base in Mastung, Balochistan.[4]

The LCB (Azad Kashmir) participated in the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad on 23 March 2022.[5]

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  1. Web site: Alert and Firm . Bajwa . Sohail Akbar . Hilal: The Pakistan Armed Forces Magazine . 25 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Know your army: Programme rivets scores . 15 April 2015 . The Express Tribune. 25 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Army, Rangers contingents to be deployed for security during NZ series . 16 September 2021 . Daily Pakistan . 25 December 2022.
  4. Web site: CTD warns of terror acts in upper Sindh . Naimat Khan . 6 June 2017 . Daily Times (Pakistan) . 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: In pictures: Marches, jets and dignitaries aplenty as Pakistan Day parade held in capital . 23 March 2022 . Dawn (newspaper) . 25 December 2022.
  6. Web site: Public Tenders page 1 . Public and Procurement Regulatory Authority . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208204642/https://www.ppra.org.pk/organizations.asp?PageNo=1 . 8 December 2022.
  7. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. . 108 . Government of Pakistan . 21 April 2021 . 16 December 2022.
  8. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. . 108 . Government of Pakistan . 21 April 2021 . 16 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Forces on alert as large number of Pakistan SSG commandos spotted near LoC . Srinjoy . Chowdhury . Times Now News . 17 September 2019.
  10. Web site: The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. . 111 . Government of Pakistan . 28 April 2021 . 16 December 2022.