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The '''Frontier Force Regiment''' (commonly known as the Piffers) was officially raised on May 18, 1849 by Colonel Henry Lawrence in India. The '''Frontier Force Regiment''' (commonly known as the Piffers) is a regiment of the ]



The origins of the regiment lie in the ] raised by Harry Lumsden in December 1846 and the ] officially raised on ] ] by Colonel ] in India.

⚫ The force was composed of five regiments of cavalry, the ] (both infantry and cavalry), four mountain batteries, one garrison heavy battery, four regiments of ] infantry, six regiments of ] infantry and one regiment of ] infantry.

⚫ In 1922, the ] was formed. At ] it went to ]. All the regimental groups were amalgamated in 1956 to form one regiment, the Frontier Force Regiment.




Today the Regiment stands out in all the professional fields and has truly rocked the enemy on many movements with the LABBAIK slogan.


⚫ The force was composed of five regiments of cavalry, the Corps of Guides (both infantry and cavalry), four mountain batteries, one garrison heavy battery, four regiments of Sikh infantry, six regiments of ] infantry and one regiment of ] infantry. Today the Regiment stands out in all the professional fields and has truly rocked the enemy on many movements with the LABBAIK slogan.


⚫ All the regimental groups were amalgamated in 1956 to form one regiment, the Frontier Force Regiment.


==Colonels in Chief== ==Colonels in Chief==

Revision as of 14:42, 21 May 2007

The Frontier Force Regiment (commonly known as the Piffers) is a regiment of the Pakistan Army


The origins of the regiment lie in the Corps of Guides raised by Harry Lumsden in December 1846 and the Frontier Force officially raised on May 18 1849 by Colonel Henry Lawrence in India.

The force was composed of five regiments of cavalry, the Corps of Guides (both infantry and cavalry), four mountain batteries, one garrison heavy battery, four regiments of Sikh infantry, six regiments of Punjab infantry and one regiment of Gurkha infantry.

In 1922, the 12th Frontier Force Regiment was formed. At partition it went to Pakistan. All the regimental groups were amalgamated in 1956 to form one regiment, the Frontier Force Regiment.



Today the Regiment stands out in all the professional fields and has truly rocked the enemy on many movements with the LABBAIK slogan.


Colonels in Chief

  • General Muhamad Musa Khan HJ, HPk, HQA, MBE. August 31, 1964 - March 12, 1991
  • General Abdul Wahid Kakar HI (M), SBt. May 18, 1993 - May 17, 1997

Colonel Commandants

  • Lieutenant General Khalid Masud Sheikh.
  • Lieutenant General Altaf Qadir MBE.
  • Lieutenant General Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram.
  • Lieutenant General Khushdil Khan Afridi HI (M), SBt.
  • Lieutenant General Ahmed Kamal Khan HI (M), SI (M), SBt.
  • Lieutenant General Imranullah Khan HI (M), SI (M), SBt.
  • Lieutenant General Mumtaz Gul HI (M), TBt.
  • Lieutenant General Tahir Ali Qureshi HI (M), SBt.
  • Lieutenant General Mushtaq Hussain HI (M).
  • Lieutenant General Sabahat Hussain HI (M)

Regimental Center Commandants

  • Colonel Malik Sher Afzal Khan
  • Colonel Hamid Ullah Khan
  • Colonel Mahboob Khan TQA
  • Colonel G M K Junjua
  • Colonel M Mumtaz Khan SJ
  • Colonel Mir Ijaz Mahmood SJ
  • Brigadier Mir Ijaz Mahmood SJ
  • Brigadier Jahanzeb Khan
  • Brigadier Muhammad Aslam
  • Colonel K A Shamshad
  • Brigadier R A S Bokhari
  • Brigadier Fateh Khan
  • Brigadier Ghulam Rabbani Khan
  • Brigadier Jahanzeb Khan
  • Brigadier Mir Abdul Nayeem
  • Brigadier M Mumtaz Malik SJ
  • Brigadier Salahuddin Rana
  • Brigadier Muneeb-ur-Rehman Farooqui SI(M)
  • Brigadier Zaffar Hayat
  • Brigadier Fazle Qadir T.Bt
  • Brigadier Muhammad Ehsan
  • Brigadier Mansoor Hamid
  • Brigadier Muhammad Ishaq
  • Brigadier Arshad Shah
  • Colonel Malik Abdul Ghaffar
  • Brigadier Obaidullah Niazi
  • Brigadier Sikander Javed

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