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Baluch Regiment The Baluch Regiment is an infantry regiment of the modern Pakistan Army. It was established in April 1956 from an existing unit of the same name, merged with the 8th Punjab Regiment and the Bahawalpur Regiment. Newly raised additional units brought the strength of the Regiment to nearly 50 battalions. Pakistan Army Flag The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک Ùوج) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan within the framework of its international obligations. ...
The Punjab Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. ...
Origins Under British rule the Indian Army included the 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry (raised 1820), the 126th Baluchistan Infantry (raised 1825), the 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry (raised 1844 as the Scinde Baluchi Corps), the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis (raised 1846 as the 2nd Baluch Battalion) and the 130th King George's Own Baluchis (raised 1858 as Jacob's Rifles). Following World War I all five units were merged into a single large regiment: the 10th Baluch Regiment, which became part of the Pakistan Army in 1947. The Indian Army is one of the armed forces of India and has responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
The Baluch regiments earned battle honours for service in Afghanistan, East Africa, China, Persia, Aden, Central India, Abyssinia, Hyderabad and Burma. Until 1914 their full dress uniforms included red trousers worn with rifle green or drab tunics and turbans. The custom has been to award, to those units who took part, the right to display the name of a particular battle, campaign or war. ...
Modern Regiment The Regimental Centre is located in Abbottabad, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد) is the principal city of Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...
The badge of the Baluch Regiment depicts crossed swords within a crescent, under a Muslim star, appearing above a title scroll. All ranks wear a rifle green beret with a cherry coloured backing to the badge. Bandsmen wear the traditional green and red full dress of the old Bombay Army Baluch regiments, as described above. Basque style Beret Black beret with military emblem A beret (pronounced in English, except in North America where it is pronounced ) is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women. ...
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