The Bara Rifles are a paramilitary regiment forming part of the

Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) The Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) ( ur, , reporting name: FCKP(N)), is a group of paramilitary regiments of Pakistan, operating in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan ...

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. The name alludes to the Bara River and

Bara Tehsil Bara Tehsil ( ur, ) is a subdivision located in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Geography Adjacent administrative units *Nazyan District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (north) *Landi Kotal Tehsil (north) *Jamrud Tehsil (nor ...

(a subdivision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province). The Rifles are tasked with defending the border with

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and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border. This includes collaborations with civilian police forces to intercept illegal drug shipments.

Training

The regiment has been involved in training for new

Khasadar The Khasadar (Arabic أَمين for Keeper/Guardian) were paramilitary forces operating throughout the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The Khasadar were a locally recruited and ma ...

s (a tribal police force in the now defunct Federally Administered Tribal Areas), who are gradually being incorporated into the civilian Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.

Units

* Headquarters Wing * 161 Wing * 162 Wing * 163 Wing * 164 Wing * 165 Wing * 166 Wing * Special Operation Group

References

{{Frontier Corps Regiments of the Frontier Corps Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)