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| Khyber Rifles | |
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| Founded | 1878 |
| Country |  British Raj 1878–1947 Pakistan (1947 onwards) |
| Branch | Civil Armed Forces |
| Role | Border patrol Counterterrorism Counterinsurgency Special operations |
| Size | 7 Wings |
| Part of | Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) |
| Regimental centre | Shagai Fort.[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Asim Kiyani |
The Khyber Rifles are a paramilitary regiment, forming part of the Pakistani Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North). The Rifles are tasked with defending the border with Afghanistan and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border. Raised in the late nineteenth century, the regiment provided the title and setting for the widely read novel, King of the Khyber Rifles, and is the oldest regiment of the Corps. The regiment has a 2020/21 budget of Rs. 1.816 billion(1800 crore PKR)[2] and is composed of seven battalion-sized wings.
- ^ "Forts of Pashtunkhwa". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2535. Retrieved 19 December 2022.