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The Piffers are units of the former Punjab Irregular Force
(PIF) formed by the British in 1851. The PIF consisted of five regiments of cavalry, eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the Corps of Guides. Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier. Most of them were allotted to Pakistan
at the time of Partition of India
in 1947. Only the 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), and the 2nd (Derajat) and 4th (Hazara) Mountain Batteries went to India
. The present Piffers include the Frontier Force Regiment
, seven armoured regiments and the 1st (SP) Medium Regiment, Artillery of Pakistan Army
.
followed by the legend "FF". However since many of the original fifteen battalions were from prior regiments, they were raised under different names, which are indicated. In some cases the battalion may be better known by the original name or nickname. 2 FF for instance is known better as "Guides Infantry
" after the fact it was drawn from the infantry component of the Corps of Guides
when that unit was disbanded. Some memenbers of 15 FF, still call their battalion, "2 Pathan" which was the designation the battalion had as a unit of the Pathan Regiment.
Punjab Irregular Force
The Punjab Irregular Force was created in 1851, to protect the NW frontier of British India. It was termed "Irregular" because it was outside the control of the Regular British armies of the 3 Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay or Madras, but was under the control of the British chief magistrate of...
(PIF) formed by the British in 1851. The PIF consisted of five regiments of cavalry, eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the Corps of Guides. Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier. Most of them were allotted to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
at the time of Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947. Only the 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), and the 2nd (Derajat) and 4th (Hazara) Mountain Batteries went to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The present Piffers include the Frontier Force Regiment
Frontier Force Regiment
For Pakistan's Border Guard see: Frontier CorpsThe Frontier Force Regiment is one of six Infantry regiments in the Pakistan Army. At present, the regiment consists of 67 battalions and has its regimental depot at Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. For that reason Abbottabad is also known as Home of...
, seven armoured regiments and the 1st (SP) Medium Regiment, Artillery of Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
.
Infantry Battalions
Since formation in 1956, the battalions have been known officially by their ordinal numberOrdinal number
In set theory, an ordinal number, or just ordinal, is the order type of a well-ordered set. They are usually identified with hereditarily transitive sets. Ordinals are an extension of the natural numbers different from integers and from cardinals...
followed by the legend "FF". However since many of the original fifteen battalions were from prior regiments, they were raised under different names, which are indicated. In some cases the battalion may be better known by the original name or nickname. 2 FF for instance is known better as "Guides Infantry
Guides Infantry
The Guides Infantry, or 2nd Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment, is an infantry battalion of the Pakistan Army. It was raised in 1846 as part of the famous Corps of Guides...
" after the fact it was drawn from the infantry component of the Corps of Guides
Corps of Guides
The Corps of Guides was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. -Formation:Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Brereton Rivers, a former officer cadet at the Royal Military College of Canada was one of the first of a small band of Canadian Military Intelligence officers serving in an organization that...
when that unit was disbanded. Some memenbers of 15 FF, still call their battalion, "2 Pathan" which was the designation the battalion had as a unit of the Pathan Regiment.
| Unit | Raised As | Raising Day | Place of Raising | Raised by | Motto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 FF (Garbar Unath) | Scinde Camel Corps 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) The 59 Scinde Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.The regiment is one of the most reputed outfits of British Indian Army. It was raised in 1843, as the Scinde Camel Corps. In 1856, it was incorporated into the Punjab Irregular Force... |
December 1, 1843 | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Lt Robert Fitz Gerald | Ready Aye Ready |
| 2 FF | Corps of Guides Guides Infantry The Guides Infantry, or 2nd Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment, is an infantry battalion of the Pakistan Army. It was raised in 1846 as part of the famous Corps of Guides... |
December 14, 1846 | Mardan Mardan Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south... |
Lt Harry Burnett Lumsden Harry Burnett Lumsden Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burnett "Joe" Lumsden was a British military officer active in India.Lumsden was born aboard the East India Company’s ship Rose in the Bay of Bengal, the son of a British Army Colonel Thomas Lumsden, C.B... |
Rough & Ready |
| 3 FF | 1st Regiment of Infantry, the Frontier Brigade 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 51st Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922... / 1st Sikh Local Infantry |
December 10, 1846 | Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab.... |
Capt J S Hodgson | |
| 4 FF | 2nd Regiment of Infantry, the Frontier Brigade 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 52nd Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 52nd Sikhs in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922... / 2nd (Hill Regiment) Sikh Local Infantry |
December 22, 1846 | Kangra | Capt James William Stephen | Tunpur Bawanja |
| 5 FF | 3rd Regiment of Infantry, the Frontier Brigade 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 53rd Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1847 as the 3rd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 53rd Sikhs in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922... / 3rd Sikh Local Infantry |
January 1, 1847 | Ferozpur | Capt F Winter | |
| 6 FF | 4th Regiment of Infantry, the Frontier Brigade 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 54th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 4th Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 54th Sikhs in 1903 and became 4th Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922... / 4th Sikh Local Infantry |
December 14, 1846 | Ludhiana | Capt Colin Mackenzie | |
| 7 FF | 1st Punjab Infantry 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) The 55th Coke's Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 55th Coke's Rifles in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922... (Coke Paltan) |
May 18, 1849 | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... |
Capt John Coke John Coke (EICo) Pronounced "Cook"Major-General John Coke, C.B., 10th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry was a soldier of the British Indian Army, who raised in 1849 the 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry, renamed in 1903 55th Coke's Rifles . Major-General Coke received the Delhi medal and clasp, and was made Companion... |
Chattak |
| 8 FF (Bhaiband) | 2nd Punjab Infantry 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) The 56th Punjabi Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 56th Punjabi Rifles in 1906 and became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922... , 56 Frontier Force Rifles, 2/13 Frontier Force Rifles. (Johnston Ki Paltan) |
April 2, 1849 | Mianwali Mianwali Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District and situated in the north-west of Punjab province, Pakistan. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Indus River... |
Lt J. C. Johnston | Bhaiband Chhewanjah |
| 9 FF (Sust) | 4th Punjab Infantry 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) The 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed on 18 April 1849 by Captain GG Denniss at Lahore as part of the Transfrontier Brigade, which became the Punjab Irregular Force in 1851. The regiment was designated as the 57th Wilde's Rifles in 1903, and... (Denniss Ki Paltan) |
April 19, 1849 | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
Capt George Gladwin Denniss | Barhe Challo |
| 10 FF (Dastoori 58) | 5th Punjab Infantry 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) The 58th Vaughan's Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 58th Vaughan's Rifles in 1903 and became 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922... (Vaughan Ki Paltan) |
March 1, 1849 | Layyah Layyah Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:... |
Capt James Eardley Gastrell | Fattah Ya Shahadat |
| 11 FF | 11th Territorial Bn 12th Frontier Force Regiment | March 11, 1922 | Nowshera | Sir John Loader Meffay | Fast & Furious |
| 12 FF | 11th Territorial Bn 13th Frontier Force Rifles | March 12, 1922 | Campbellpore | Lt Sher Muhammad | Warriors |
| 13 FF | 8th Bn 12th Frontier Force Regiment | April 1, 1941 | Bareilly Bareilly Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand... |
Lt Col J. E. Redding | |
| 14 FF | 9th Bn 12th Frontier Force Regiment | April 1, 1941 | Jhansi Jhansi Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National... |
Lt Col J. A. Blood | NAUBARA |
| 15 FF | 14th Bn 13th Frontier Force Rifles | April 1, 1941 | Jhansi Jhansi Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National... |
Lt Col A. Felix Williams | Fighting Fifteen |
| 16 FF | 16th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | September 12, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Lt Col Qazi Abdul Majid Khan | |
| 17 FF | 17th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | September 12, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Iftikhar Ahmed Rana | Aik Saath |
| 18 FF | 18th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | September 19, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Ghous Muhammad Malik | Old and Bold |
| 19 FF | 19th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | September 26, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Ayub Afridi | PIFFER Tigers |
| 20 FF | 20th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 1, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Anwar ul Haq | Tayyar Har Dam Tayyar |
| 21 FF | 21st Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 1, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Nur ul Haq | Khail Ullah's |
| 22 FF | 22nd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 23, 1965 | Shinkiari Shinkiari Shinkiari is a Union Council of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Moulana Wasi-ur-Rahman is the Nazim of Shinkiari... |
Lt Col Tariq Muhammad Mir | Janbaz |
| 23 FF | 23rd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 25, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Mir Ijaz Mehmood (SJ) | Jarrar |
| 24 FF | 24th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | November 22, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Akbar Khan | Al Badar |
| 25 FF | 25th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | November 22, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Safdar Iqbal | Lajawab |
| 26 FF | 26th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | November 22, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Abdullah Saeed | Khaara Shagaaf |
| 27 FF | 27th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | January 22, 1965 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Luqman Mehmood | |
| 28 FF | 28th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | February 22, 1966 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Hayat Ullah | God and Our Bayonets |
| 29 FF | 29th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | November 30, 1966 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Ghulam Hussain | ZARB-E-HADEED |
| 30 FF | 30th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 10, 1969 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Major Abdul Shakoor Jan (SJ) | Dhulloi Tigers |
| 31 FF | 31st Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 15, 1970 | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
Lt Col Jahan Gul | Karrar |
| 32 FF | 32nd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 1, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Rehmat Ullah Khan | Al Jannisar |
| 33 FF | 33rd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 8, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Feroz Alam Khan | Chhamb Battalion |
| 34 FF | 34th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 1, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Khalid Manzoor Khan | |
| 35 FF | 35th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 19, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Akram Raja (HJ) | Charging Bulls |
| 36 FF | 36th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 19, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Murad Khan Nayyar | Volunteers |
| 37 FF | 37th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 10, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col C. K. Shinwari | Al Barq |
| 38 FF | 38th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 28, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Saeed Ullah Khan | Sangi |
| 39 FF | 39th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 11, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Ijaz Ahmed | |
| 40 FF | 40th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | October 11, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Imran Ullah Khan | |
| 41 FF | 41st Bn Frontier Force Regiment | December 6, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Akram | |
| 42 FF | 42nd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | December 7, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 43 FF | 43rd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | December 9, 1971 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Ajmal | Allah Hoo |
| 44 FF | 44th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | March 1, 1972 | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Lt Col Z. S. Usmani | Fighting Four |
| 45 FF | 45th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | February 15, 1983 | Havelian Havelian Havelian is the second largest municipality in Abbottabad District, in what used to be the Hazara District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.-villages:... |
Lt Col Muhammad Mohsin | Saf Shikan |
| 46 FF | 46th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | September 1, 1983 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Khan Adeeb Ahmed Umarzai | |
| 47 FF | 47th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | March 9, 1985 | Havelian Havelian Havelian is the second largest municipality in Abbottabad District, in what used to be the Hazara District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.-villages:... |
Lt Col Javed Iqbal Khan | Jeedar |
| 48 FF | 48th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 11, 1985 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Muhammad Arif Bangash | Paish Rau |
| 49 FF | 49th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 9, 1988 | Kohat Kohat Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge... |
Lt Col Abdul Rashid Malik | Farz Shanas |
| 63 FF | 53rd Bn Frontier Force Regiment | January 10, 1991 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
Lt Col Arshad Shah | |
| 64 FF (Churanja Chaunth) | 54th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | April 2, 1994 | Quetta Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the... |
Lt Col Rashid Ali Bangash | "ZABARDAST" |
| 65 FF | 55th Bn Frontier Force Regiment | March 30, 1994 | Malakand Malakand Division Malakand Division was an administrative division of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
Lt Col Inayat Ullah Khan Niazi | Taza Dam |
Armoured and Artillery Regiments
These regiments are also part of the Piffers.| Unit | Raising Day | Place of Raising | Raised by | Motto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guides Cavalry | December 14, 1846 | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... |
Lt H. B. Lumsden | |
| 11 Cavalry (FF) 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) The 11th Cavalry also known as PAVO Cavalry, is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was previously known as the 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry and was a regular cavalry regiment of the old British Indian Army... |
May 18, 1849 | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... |
Lt H. D. Daly | |
| 12 Cavalry (FF) 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force) The 12th Cavalry is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry and 25th Cavalry .... |
April 15, 1849 | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
Lt S. J. Browne | |
| 23 Cavalry | June 4, 1962 | Kharian Kharian Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The chief city of Kharian Tehsil, it lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road . This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan and was used during... |
Lt Col Ghulam Muhammad Khan | |
| 24 Cavalry | June 7, 1962 | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
Lt Col Muhammad Afzal Khan | Charging 24 |
| 25 Cavalry | June 9, 1962 | Kharian Kharian Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The chief city of Kharian Tehsil, it lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road . This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan and was used during... |
Lt Col Nisar Ahmad Khan | Men of Steel |
| 41 Horse | October 24, 1982 | Kharian Kharian Kharian is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The chief city of Kharian Tehsil, it lies almost midway between Lahore and Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road . This is the road which connects the city all the way to Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan and was used during... |
Lt Col Zia ul Ghaffar | |
| 1 SP Regiment, Artillery | December 14, 1846 | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... /Bannu Bannu Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,... |
Capt Brougham / Lt Hammond | Pur Azam Ba Waqar |
See also
- Punjab Irregular ForcePunjab Irregular ForceThe Punjab Irregular Force was created in 1851, to protect the NW frontier of British India. It was termed "Irregular" because it was outside the control of the Regular British armies of the 3 Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay or Madras, but was under the control of the British chief magistrate of...
- Pakistan ArmyPakistan ArmyThe Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
- Pakistani Armed Forces
- Frontier Force RegimentFrontier Force RegimentFor Pakistan's Border Guard see: Frontier CorpsThe Frontier Force Regiment is one of six Infantry regiments in the Pakistan Army. At present, the regiment consists of 67 battalions and has its regimental depot at Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. For that reason Abbottabad is also known as Home of...