Mujahid Force

The Mujahid Force Regiment [1][2] (Urdu: مجاہد رجمنٹ ) is one of 7 Infantry regiments of Pakistan Army,established on 9 September 1963 Under the supervision of Major General Raja Sakhi Daler Khan. The Regiment was raised on the concept of a Territorial Army to support and supplement the regular Army during national emergencies and war.The Regiment was merged in the army in 2020. The headquarters are in Bhimber, Azad Kashmir, established in 1992 and given the status of Mujahid Force Center in 2005 and given the status of Regimental Center in 2020. [3][4]

Mujahid Force Regiment
مجاہد رجمنٹ پاکستان
Soldiers from the Mujahid Regiment during the Pakistan Day Parade in 2016.
Active1963 - present
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeInfantry
RoleInfantry, Artillery
Size80,000 troops
Regimental CentreBhimber, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Nickname(s)'Mujahids'
Motto(s)Arabic:جہاد فی سبیل اللہ Jihad fi-Sabilillah
Colours    
AnniversariesDefence Day: 6 September
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt. Gen Bilal Akbar

The Force badge depicts a star held up by two pointed ends of a crescent super imposed with a dagger in vertical position in clasped wrist pointing upward, resting on a scroll with a war cry inscribed in Arabic.

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