The Badar Rifles is a paramilitary unit of the Frontier Corps KPK-South.
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.
Overview Commandants Rank Name Begin date End date Notes Colonel Colonel Colonel 2020 Colonel 2022 Brigadier 2023 Brigadier Iftikhar Ahmed Present
Wings The Badar Rifles is presently made up of 6 wings. 241 Wing 242 Wing 243 Wing 244 Wing 245 Wing 246 Wing
Gallantry Awards Image Name Amount Notes Tamgha-i-Basalat 21 Imtiazi Sanad 6
See also Frontier Corps Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine) Bajaur Scouts Khyber Rifles
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