| Gilgit Baltistan Scouts گلگت بلتستان سکاؤٹس | |
| Common name | GB Scouts |
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| Flag of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts | |
| Motto | The Defenders of the North[source?] |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Preceding agencies | |
| Annual Budget | Rs. 2.1 billion (2020)[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Federal agency | Pakistan |
| Governing body | [[Ministry of the Interior]] |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Overviewed by | Pakistan Army |
| Headquarters | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Elected officer responsible | Rana Sanaullah, Minister of Interior |
| Agency executive | Director General, Brig Yasir Javed |
| Parent agency | Civil Armed Forces |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts is a Civil Civil armed force of 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. Still, 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.
- ↑ "Federal Budget 2020–2021: Details of demands for grants and appropriations" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. p. 2531. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Hussain, Ejaz. "History of Gilgit Baltistan Scouts (GB Scouts)". gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.