The Chagai Militia ( ur, ) is a paramilitary unit of Pakistan's
Frontier Corps, originating in the area of
Chagai District in
Baluchistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan (; bal, بلۏچستان; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It shares land ...
. The regiment was initially known at the Chagai Levies and was raised by British Indian Army and Police officers in the early 1900s, and renamed in 1950.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=q6UrAAAAYAAJ&q=%22chagai+militia%22&dq=%22chagai+militia%22&hl=en Chagai Militia, 1896; Chagai Agency, lying between Quetta-Pishin District and Kalat State. Originally the Chagai Levy Corps. Renamed Chagai Militia in 1950.
] It recruits traditionally from the
Tareen tribe and has a sanctioned strength of 2,500 men and 70 officers. Like the other Frontier militias, it is led by commissioned officers from the
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the Partition of British India, which occurred as a result ...
.
References
Regiments of the Frontier Corps
Chagai District
Frontier Corps Balochistan (South)
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