Khasadar force
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The Khasadar force was a tribal paramilitary police organization in Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas responsible for maintaining local security and order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
tribal paramilitary police force ⓘ |
| areaType | rural and mountainous tribal regions ⓘ |
| armedStatus | armed force ⓘ |
| associatedWith | tribal lashkars in conflict situations ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
under Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) oversight
ⓘ
under political agents in FATA ⓘ |
| compensationType | stipend from government ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | late 2010s ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | integration of FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Levies force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regular provincial police ⓘ |
| function |
assisting in dispute resolution under tribal customs
ⓘ
guarding government installations ⓘ patrolling roads and markets ⓘ supporting anti-smuggling operations ⓘ supporting counterinsurgency operations with other forces ⓘ |
| governedBy | Frontier Crimes Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | colonial-era frontier policing system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
frontier regions adjoining Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ⓘ
tribal agencies of FATA ⓘ |
| languageOfPersonnel | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | derived from special regulations for tribal areas ⓘ |
| legalStatus | tribal police ⓘ |
| mandateSource | federal executive orders and tribal agreements ⓘ |
| notableReform | police reforms following FATA merger ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former FATA region of Pakistan ⓘ |
| operationalChallenges |
complex tribal dynamics
ⓘ
limited training and equipment ⓘ |
| organizationalCulture | based on tribal customs and jirga system ⓘ |
| oversight |
federal government of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political administration of tribal agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan’s internal security architecture ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
maintaining local security
ⓘ
maintaining public order ⓘ supporting local administration ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
hereditary positions in some areas
ⓘ
tribal affiliation ⓘ |
| region | Pakistan–Afghanistan border areas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Frontier Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levies forces in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusChange | absorbed into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police ⓘ |
| statusChangeDate | after FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger in 2018 ⓘ |
| successor | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfPersonnel | locally recruited tribesmen ⓘ |
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