Mohmand Rifles
FoundedOctober 1973[1]
Country Pakistan
BranchCivil Armed Forces
Size7 wings
Part ofFrontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
Regimental centreYusuf Khel[2]
EngagementsInsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Mohmand Rifles is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan.[3] The name alludes to the Mohmand tribe and the Mohmand Agency. The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 2.1 billion[4] and is composed of a headquarters wing with seven battalion-sized manoeuvre wings.

History

The regiment was raised in 1973.[1] It maintained a low profile in its early years with only one incident in 1986, when one of its personnel was killed by firing from Afghanistan.[5] By 1999 it was reported to have 2,330 personnel.[6]

In the 21st century the regiment has been involved in combatting the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, it has had some negative consequences. The conduct of the regiment has been the subject of criticism from locals, for example by a tribal assembly in 2005.[7] On 10 June 2008, several members of the regiment were killed at a border checkpoint in the Gora Prai airstrike by the United States military. In December 2008 three of its soldiers were among five dead after a bombing incident in the town of Shabqadar.[8] Nonetheless, by 2010 the regiment claimed to have pushed the militants back and secured control of the majority of the Mohmand Agency.[9]

The Rifles have also long been involved in anti-drug smuggling operations,[10] although not always successfully.[11] 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.[12]

Units

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmed, Akbar (2013). Pukhtun Economy and Society: Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society. Taylor & Francis. p. 343. ISBN 9781136598906. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Hussain, S. Iftikhar (2000). Some Major Pukhtoon Tribes Along the Pak-Afghan Border. Area Study Centre. p. 85. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 20 September 2019. p. 116. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2538. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East · Part 3. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Journal of Rural Development and Administration. Vol. 31. Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, Peshawar. 1999. p. 122. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. ↑ State of Human Rights in Pakistan. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. 2005. p. 59. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Selections from Regional Press. Vol. 27. Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad. 2008. p. 53. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ↑ The Herald. Vol. 43. Pakistan Herald Publications. 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Strategic Digest. Vol. 23. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1993. p. 1609. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Indian Defence Review. Vol. 9. Lancer International. 1994. p. 107. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Equipping Pakistan's Law Enforcement For Interdiction" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  13. 1 2 "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 10 March 2021. p. 144. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. 1 2 "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 4 February 2020. p. 515. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 19 August 2020. p. 659. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 11 December 2019. p. 306. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 4 May 2020. p. 733. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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