Frontier Corps Balochistan (South)
The Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) (Urdu: فرنٹیئر کور بلوچستان (جنوبی), reporting name: FCB(S)), is a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the southwestern part of the province of Balochistan, to overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan and Iran and assist with maintaining law and order. It is one of four Frontier Corps with the others being: FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) and FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South) stationed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and FC Balochistan (North) stationed in the northern part of Balochistan province.
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| Abbreviation | FCB (S) |
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| Formed | 2017 |
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| Federal agency | Pakistan |
| Operations jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Governing body | Ministry of Interior |
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| Overseen by | Pakistan Army |
| Headquarters | Turbat, Balochistan |
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| Parent agency | Civil Armed Forces |
The Frontier Corps are often confused with Frontier Constabulary as both forces abbreviated as ''FC''. Frontier Corps are group of four paramilitary forces officered by the Pakistan Army. On other hand, Frontier Constabulary is unified force officered by the Police Service of Pakistan.
The Corps is headed by a seconded inspector general, who is a Pakistan Army officer of at least major-general rank, although the force itself is officially under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry.
The Corps consists of several infantry regiments, themselves composed of one or more battalion-sized wings. Some of the regiments were raised during the colonial era.