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The Dalbandin Rifles is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Pakistani Frontier Corps Balochistan (South). It is named after the town of Dalbandin in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Rifles have a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 1.137 billion[1] and are tasked with defending part of the border with Afghanistan and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border.
| Dalbandin Rifles | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch | Civil Armed Forces |
| Size | 9 battalion-sized wings |
| Part of | Frontier Corps Baluchistan (South) |
| Garrison/HQ | Dalbandin, Chagai |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Sikandar Hayat |
The regiment was involved in controversy in August 2019 when a major was jailed for bribery in relation to a missing persons case.[2]
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edit- ^ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2552. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Rind, Ali Razia (11 September 2020). "Missing man's body found buried in Chagai". Dawn. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Quetta: Government of Pakistan. 21 September 2019. p. 113. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Quetta: Government of Pakistan. 21 September 2019. p. 114. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 21 April 2021. p. 240. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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