Badar Rifles

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Badar Rifles
Urdu: بَدر رائفلز
FoundedAugust 2015
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Allegiance Arms of Pakistan.svg   Civil Armed Forces
Branch Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South)
Type Scouts
RoleBorder Patrol
Law Enforcement
Size6 Wings
Part ofSector HQ South-West
Headquarters Spinwam
Nickname(s)BR
Motto(s) Pashto: د الله زمریان (The Lions of Allah)
Engagements

The Badar Rifles is a paramilitary unit of the Frontier Corps KPK-South. [1] [2]

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History

The unit was founded on an ad hoc basis in August 2015 at South Waziristan as a single winged unit under the command of Colonel R. M. Saddique-Ur-Rehman of the Pakistan Army with its initial makeshift headquarters at Mirali. Over the years, the unit was expanded with establishments of new wings. In June 2016, its HQ was shifted from Mirali to its own dedicated headquarters at the Spinwam Fort. The unit was officially raised as the Bhittani Rifles on 12 August 2017 however it got renamed as the Badar Rifles in 2020. [1] [2]

Overview

Commandants

RankNameBegin DateEnd DateNotes
Colonel Rana M. Saddique Rehman 20152017 [1]
Colonel Tahir Hameed 20172019 [1]
Colonel Anzar Hassan 20192020 [1]
Colonel Sheheryar 20202022 [2]
Brigadier Anjum Riaz 20222023 [2]
Brigadier Iftikhar Ahmed2023Present [2]

Wings

The Badar Rifles is presently made up of 6 wings. [2] [3]

Gallantry Awards

ImageNameAmountNotes
Tamgha-e-Basalat.png Tamgha-i-Basalat 21 [2]
Imtiazi Sanad.png Imtiazi Sanad 6 [2]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Qadri, Azam. AZMARI DA GHRONO (THE MOUNTAIN LIONS). Paramount Books. pp. 216–217. ISBN   9789692100663.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nadeem, Riffat (2024). History Of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Readings.
  3. "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.