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The Frontier Force Regiment (commonly known as the Piffers) was officially raised on May 18, 1849 by Colonel Henry Lawrence.

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.

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

Colonels in Chief

  • General Muhammad 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).

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