Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts گلگت بلتستان سکاؤٹس
Logo of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Flag of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Common name	GB Scouts
Motto	مدافع الجبل Defenders of the North
Agency overview
Formed	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Preceding agencies	Northern Light Infantry Gilgit Scouts
Annual budget	Rs. 2.1 billion (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Pakistan
Operations jurisdiction	Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Governing body	Ministry of the Interior
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Specialist jurisdictions	Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control. National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Overseen by	Pakistan Army
Headquarters	Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Elected officer responsible	Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Minister of Interior
Agency executive	Director General, Brig Arslan Israr Mirza[citation needed]
Parent agency	Civil Armed Forces
Website
www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk

The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts, are a federal paramilitary force in Pakistan, tasked with law enforcement in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force was formed in 2003 under the control of the Interior Ministry of Pakistan, but it claims a tradition dating back to the Gilgit Scouts formed during the British Raj era.^[2] However, the earlier Scouts unit is now a full infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army (see Northern Light Infantry Regiment, which mostly operates in the same region as the current Scouts.