Baloch Regiment

The Baloch Regiment
Founded	1798
Country	Company Rule 1798–1858 British India 1858–1947  Pakistan 1947–present
Branch	British Indian Army  Pakistan Army
Role	Infantry
Size	60 battalions
Regimental centre	Abbottabad
Motto(s)	Ghazi ya Shaheed (Victorious or Martyr)
War cry	Kai Kai
Uniform	Rifle Green; faced cherry
Engagements	Second Polygar War Second Maratha War Travancore War Third Maratha War Third Kandy War First Burma War Naning War Coorg War Expedition to Aden Second Sikh War Second Burma War Anglo-Persian War Great Indian Rebellion Taiping Rebellion Abyssinian Campaign Second Anglo-Afghan War Rampa Rebellion Anglo-Egyptian War Third Burma War Pacification of Upper Burma Manipur Expedition British East Africa 1896 British East Africa 1897–99 Boxer Rebellion British Somaliland First World War France & Flanders Egypt Palestine Gallipoli Mesopotamia Persia Aden German East Africa Salonika Russia Third Anglo-Afghan War Iraqi Revolt Burmese Rebellion Second World War Italian East Africa North Africa Sicily Italy Greece Iran Iraq Burma Malaya French Indochina Dutch East Indies Kashmir War Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Siachen Conflict Kargil War
Commanders
Colonel in Chief	General Qamar Javed Bajwa, NI(M), HI(M)
Colonel Commandant	Lt General Azhar Abbas, HI (M)

The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to 27 battalions. The Baloch Regiment is descended from the infantry of the old British Indian Army and is named after Balochistan (formerly Baluchistan). Before 1991, it was called the Baluch Regiment but the spelling was changed to 'Baloch' to better reflect the correct pronunciation.^[1]

The Baloch Regiment is second in seniority after the Punjab Regiment.^[2] Its senior-most battalion was raised more than two hundred years ago, in 1798. The regiment has a distinguished record of military service both before and after the independence of Pakistan. It has won numerous gallantry awards including 6 Victoria Cross, one George Cross, 6 Hilal-i-Jurat with one bar, 68 Sitara-i-Jurat with 4 bars, and 81 Tamgha-i-Jurat.^[3] The Regiment's long list of battle honours dates from the Battle of Cochin in 1809 to the Battle of Qaisar-i-Hind in 1971.