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Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referre ...

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established on 1 July 1980. The regiment takes its name from

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

province in southern

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. Prior to its formation there had been no regiment in the Pakistan Army specifically intended to recruit primarily from the

Sindhi Sindhi may refer to: *something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan * Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region * Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them People with the name * Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...

population. The regimental centre is located in

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History

Since independence in 1947, the Pakistan Army had been dominated by

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, with as much as 77% of army personnel. A specific regiment was created to address concerns of underrepresentation of Sindhis. This was done by the transfer of eleven battalions from the Punjab Regiment and ten battalions from the Baloch Regiment. An additional seven battalions were raised in the period from 1988 to 1999 while another Baluch battalion was transferred in 1988. Further raisings between 2001 and 2019 brought total strength of the regiment to 33 battalions.

Uniform

The regimental badge depicts crossed Sindhi axes surmounted by the star and crescent appearing above a title scroll in

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with a red plume hackle.

Commanders

Previous colonel-commandants of the regiment have included Lieutenant General Salim Haider, who has served as the commander of I (Strike) Corps,

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, and as the Master-General of Ordnance (MGO).

Battle honours

The following battle honours are a representation of honours awarded to the battalions which form the regiment. *

: 24th Battalion, Sindh Regiment participated in the War and Sepoy Fazl Aman was taken POW in the war and later repatriated. Operational awards to individual members of the regiment include: * 1 Nishan-e-Haider (posthumously to Karnal Sher Khan for actions in the Kargil War of 1999). * 6

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* 12 Tamgha-i-Jurat (including four for actions in the

) Non-operational awards include: * 6

Sitara-e-Basalat Sitara-e-Basalat ( ur, ستارہِ بسالت, , ''Star of Good Conduct'') is a non-operational gallantry (courageous behaviour, especially in battle) award of Pakistan Armed Forces given to individuals for distinguished acts of gallantry, valor o ...

* 28

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Units

Raised pre-Independence * 1st Battalion - Old 13 Baluch Regiment * 2nd Battalion - Old 17 Baluch Regiment * 3rd Battalion (Athra) - Old 18 Baluch Regiment Raised in 1971 (Transferred in 1980) * 4th Battalion (Sarmast) - Old 44 Punjab Regiment * 5th Battalion - Old 45 Punjab Regiment * 6th Battalion (Qalandars) - Old 46 Punjab Regiment * 7th Battalion (Jafakash) * 8th Battalion (Al Shawaz) - Transferred from Punjab Regiment * 9th Battalion (Saifullah) - Transferred from Punjab Regiment * 10th Battalion - Old 46 Baluch Regiment * 11th Battalion (Tabbar) - Old 48 Baluch Regiment * 12th Battalion - Old 49 Baluch Regiment * 13th Battalion - Transferred from Punjab Regiment * 14th Battalion (Rawan Dawan) - Transferred from Punjab Regiment * 15th Battalion (Faateh) - Old 51 Punjab Regiment * 16th Battalion - Old 51 Baluch Regiment * 17th Battalion - Old 52 Punjab Regiment * 18th Battalion (Yakjan) - Old 53 Punjab Regiment * 19th Battalion (Sarbuland) - Old 52 Baluch Regiment * 20th Battalion (Toofani) - Old 53 Baluch Regiment (Raised by Lt Col Mirza Aslam Beg in 1971. * 21st Battalion - Raised Post Amalgamation * 22nd Battalion (Daler) * 23rd Battalion (Sholazan) - Transferred from Baluch Regiment in 1988 (Old 61 Baluch Regiment) * 24th Battalion * 25th Battalion (al-Kaseeb) * 26th Battalion (Janbaz) * 27th Battalion (Sher Haidri) - Parent battalion of Captain Karnal Sher, NH) * 28th Battalion (Ghaurians) - Raised 1999. * 29th Battalion (Jeedar) * 30th Battalion * 31st Battalion * 32nd Battalion * 33rd Battalion * 34th Battalion ;Affiliated units * 5 Light Commando Battalion (Sindh) * 40th Horse (Sind) armoured regiment

Alliances

* 1st Battalion with -

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Notable personnel

* Muhammad Qamar Abbas Rizvi, former officer, current member of Sindh Provincial Assembly.

References

External links

* Infantry regiments of Pakistan Military units and formations established in 1980 Military in Sindh {{Pakistan-mil-stub