Mahsud Scouts
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| Mahsud Scouts | |
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| Founded | 9 August 1937[1] (87 years, 11 months) |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch | Civil Armed Forces |
| Size | 4 wings |
| Part of | Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Salop, Bara, Khyber District |
| Commanders | |
| Commandant | Colonel Ahmed Madni |
The Mahsud Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan.[2] The name alludes to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan. The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 1.89 billion[3] and is composed of a headquarters wing with four battalion-sized manoeuvre wings.