142 Special Operations Wing

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142 Special Operations Wing
Founded2007
Country Pakistan
BranchCivil Armed Forces
TypeSpecial forces
RoleSpecial operations
Counter-terrorism
Part ofFrontier Corps Balochistan (South)
EngagementsInsurgency in Balochistan

142 Special Operations Wing is a paramilitary special forces unit of the Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) in Pakistan.[1][2]

Information about the unit is generally classified, and the unit is rarely mentioned by officials. There was a brief mention in June 2017 when the unit participated in a raid on a suspected militant base in Mastung, Balochistan.[3] It was also the subject of some media attention in January 2018 when a cadre of new recruits completed their training at Khuzdar. The passing out ceremony was attended by a very senior Army general, Asim Saleem Bajwa, who was the military commander for the southwest of Pakistan at the time.[2][4]

The unit has been involved in anti-drugs operations. In 2011-2012, it received a number of drug-testing kits, through a United Nations programme, to assist in their work against drug smuggling.[5]

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  1. ^ "The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 4 May 2020. p. 728. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "FC playing vital role towards security of Balochistan: Lt Gen Asim". Radio Pakistan. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ Naimat Khan (6 June 2017). "CTD warns of terror acts in upper Sindh". Daily Times (Pakistan). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "CSC Lt Gen Asim Bajwa witnesses passing-out parade of FC Special Ops Balochistan". GEO News. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Equipping Pakistan's Law Enforcement For Interdiction" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 25 February 2011. p. 16.
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