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Pakistan Border Forces
The Civil Armed Forces (CAF) are a group of nine paramilitary, uniformed organisations, separate and distinct from the regular "military" Pakistan Armed Forces. They are responsible for maintaining internal security, helping Law enforcement in Pakistan, law enforcement agencies, border control, Counterinsurgency, counter-insurgency and Counterterrorism, counter-terrorism, riot control, and Smuggling, anti-smuggling under the Ministry of Interior (Pakistan), Ministry of Interior. They frequently operate alongside the Pakistani military in response to Natural disaster, natural disasters. They come under the direct command of the Ministry of Defence (Pakistan), Ministry of Defence and the Pakistani military during wartime. History Some CAF units were originally raised in the colonial era on the frontiers of the empire, and played a key role in the consolidation of control by building a link between the state and communities in strategically sensitive frontier areas through recru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Rangers
The Punjab Rangers (formally Pakistan Rangers Punjab) ( ur, ) is a paramilitary federal law enforcement corps in Pakistan. It is one of nine Civil Armed Forces and is one of two Ranger corps' with the other one being the Sindh Rangers, which operates in Sindh province. The corps operates administratively under the Interior Ministry of Pakistan but is usually commanded by officers on secondment from the Pakistan Army. Their primary purpose is to secure and defend about of the northern part of the border with neighbouring India. They are also often involved in major internal and external security operations with the regular Pakistani military and provide assistance to municipal and provincial police forces to maintain law and order against crime, terrorism and unrest. As part of the paramilitary Civil Armed Forces, the Rangers can fall under the full operational control of the Pakistan Armed Forces when necessary. This is not exclusively limited to a wartime scenario, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |