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Mahsud Scouts
Pakistani paramilitary unit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mahsud Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan.[2] The name alludes to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan. The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 1.89 billion[3] and is composed of a headquarters wing with four battalion-sized manoeuvre wings.
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The regiment was raised in 1937 and were then split into two units: 1st and 2nd Mahsud Scouts.[1] They were also known as the First and Second Mahsud Battalions.[4] The 1st Scouts became the Maiwand Rifles and the 2nd Scouts dropped the number from their name. The Scouts have also been involved in anti-drugs operations. 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.[5]
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