Frontier Corps
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| Military age | 16 years of age | |
| Availability | 39,028,014 (2005) | |
| Males ages | 16-49 | |
| Reaching military age | males: 1,969,055 (2005) | |
| Active troops | 620,000 (Ranked 7th) | |
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| Dollar figure | $4.26 billion (2005 est.) | |
| Percent of GDP | 3.9% (2005 est.) | |
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The 'Frontier Corps (FC) are a Federal paramiltary force manned mostly by people from the tribal areas and officered by officers from the Pakistan Army. The FC Stationed in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Balochistan Province, are known as FC NWFP and FC Balochistan, respectively. Both distinct provincial groups are run traditionally by an Army officer of at least major-general rank.
With a total manpower of approximately 80,000. The task of these forces is to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order when called upon to do so. Border patrol and anti-smuggling operations are also delegated to the FC. Lately, these forces have been increasingly used in military operations against insurgents in Balochistan and militants in the Federally Administered Tribal areas.
[edit] The Militias and Scouts
The Militias and Scouts of the Frontier Corps are
- Chitral Scouts
- Khyber Rifles
- Kurram Militia
- South Waziristan Scouts
- Tochi Scouts
- Mahsud Scouts
- Mohmand Rifles
- Shawal Rifles
- Zhob Militia
- Chaghai Militia
- Sibi Scouts
- Kalat Scouts
- Makran Militia
- Kharan Rifles
- Pishin Scouts
- Maiwind Rifles
- Ghazaband Scouts
- Bambore Rifles
- Loralai Scouts
