142 Special Operations Wing

Pakistani paramilitary unit December 2022 December 2022 December 2022 142 Special Operations Wing 2007 Pakistan Civil Armed Forces Special forces Special operationsCounter-terrorism Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) Insurgency in Balochistan 142 Special Operations Wing is a paramilitary special forces unit of the Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) in Pakistan.http://pcp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Downloads/Issue-37%20Dated%2009-09-2020.pdf The Gazette of Pakistan. Part III. 728 Government of Pakistan 4 May 2020 12 December 2022 13 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240613072004/http://pcp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Downloads/Issue-37%20Dated%2009-09-2020.pdf dead https://www.radio.gov.pk/24-01-2018/fc-playing-vital-role-towards-security-of-balochistan-commander-southern-command FC playing vital role towards security of Balochistan: Lt Gen Asim Radio Pakistan 24 January 2018 15 December 2022 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.https://dailytimes.com.pk/8104/ctd-warns-of-terror-acts-in-upper-sindh/ CTD warns of terror acts in upper Sindh Naimat Khan 6 June 2017 Daily Times (Pakistan) 23 December 2022 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.https://www.geo.tv/latest/178410-csc-lt-gen-asim-bajwa-witnesses-passing-out-parade-of-fc-special-ops-balochistan CSC Lt Gen Asim Bajwa witnesses passing-out parade of FC Special Ops Balochistan 24 January 2018 GEO News 23 December 2022 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.https://www.unodc.org/documents/pakistan/Precursors_report_25_feb_2011.pdf Equipping Pakistan's Law Enforcement For Interdiction 16 25 February 2011 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 24 December 2022 14 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240114102151/https://www.unodc.org/documents/pakistan/Precursors_report_25_feb_2011.pdf dead See also List of military special forces units References Category:Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) Category:Military special forces of Pakistan