Sind Regiment

Sind Regiment
Active	1980 - Present
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	31 battalions
Regimental Centre	Hyderabad
Commanders
Colonel Commandant of the Sind Regiment	Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal Ramday

The Sind Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army established on 1 July 1980. Prior to this date there had been no regiment in the Pakistan Army specifically intended to recruit primarily from the Sindhi population. It was created by the transfer of eleven battalions of The Punjab Regiment and ten battalions of The Baloch Regiment.^[1] After 1989 the proportion of actual Sindhis in the Regiment was increased to over 50%. The Sind Regimental Centre is located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.

Today the Regiment comprises total of 29 battalions. 40 Horse (Sind) is also affiliated with Sind Regiment.^[2]

The badge of the Sind Regiment depicts crossed Sindhi axes surmounted by the star and crescent appearing above a title scroll in Urdu. All ranks wear a maroon colour beret with a red feather hackle.

Previous colonel commandants of Sind regiment have included Lt General Salim Haider, who has served as the commander, I Corps, Mangla and as the Master-General of Ordnance (MGO).^[3]

Achievements

Captain Karnal Sher Khan was captain in 27th Sindh Regiment of Pakistan Army, who received Nishan-e-Haider during Kargil Conflict 1999.^[4]^{[better source needed]}

The Regiment is proud of the Chiva Rous History and has earned following Military Awards^[5]

Opertional Awards

-1 NISHAN-E-HAIDER

-6 SITAR-E-JURRAT

-12 TAMGHA-E-JURRAT

Non-opertional Awards

- 6 SITARA-E-BASALAT

- 28 TAMGHA-E-BASALAT

Engagements

Kargil Conflict 24th Battalion of the Regiment participated in the War and Sepoy Fazl Aman was taken POW in the war and later repatriated.

Alliances

United Kingdom - 1st Bn, The Rifles

References

↑ The Sind Regiment Pakistan
↑ https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/
↑ "Enemy mounting pressure, says Musharraf" Daily Dawn, 7 October 2000
↑ Kargil War
↑ https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/

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[1] The Sind Regiment Pakistan

[2] ttps://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/

[3] "Enemy mounting pressure, says Musharraf" Daily Dawn, 7 October 2000

[4] Kargil War

[5] ttps://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/

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v t e Pakistan Army Corps and Regiments
Armour	President's Bodyguard 4 Cavalry 5 Horse 6 Lancers 7 Lancers 8 Cavalry 9 Horse Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) 11 Cavalry (Frontier Force) 12 Cavalry (Frontier Force) 13 Lancers 14 Lancers 15 Lancers (Baloch) 16 Horse 17 Lancers 18 Horse 19 Lancers 20 Lancers 21 Horse 22 Cavalry 23 Cavalry (Frontier Force) 24 Cavalry (Frontier Force) 25 Cavalry 26 Cavalry 27 Cavalry 28 Cavalry 29 Cavalry 30 Cavalry 31 Cavalry 32 Cavalry 33 Cavalry 34 Lancers 37 Cavalry 38 Cavalry 39 Cavalry 40 Horse (Sind) 41 Horse (Frontier Force) 42 Lancers (Punjab) 51 Lancers 52 Cavalry 53 Cavalry 54 Cavalry 55 Cavalry 56 Cavalry 57 Cavalry 58 Cavalry
Infantry	Punjab Regiment Baloch Regiment Frontier Force Regiment Azad Kashmir Regiment Sind Regiment Northern Light Infantry
Supporting Arms and Services	Regiment of Artillery Air Defence Command Corps of Engineers Corps of Signals Ordnance Corps Army Service Corps Army Aviation Corps Army Medical Corps Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps Corps of Military Intelligence Corps of Military Police Army Education Corps Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps Army Dental Corps Armed Forces Nursing Services
Others	Special Service Group

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