Baloch Regiment

Baloch Regiment
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	62 battalions
Regimental centre	Abbottabad
Mottos	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; ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (Kashmir War); Indo-Pakistan War of 1965; Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Defence of Kamalpur; ; Siachen Conflict; Kargil War; Insurgency in Balochistan; Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;
Commanders
Colonel Commandant	Lt General Muhammad Asim Malik, 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 62 battalions. Before 1991, it was called the Baluch Regiment but the spelling was changed to 'Baloch' to better reflect the correct pronunciation.

The Baloch Regiment is second in seniority after the Punjab Regiment among the infantry regiments of Pakistan Army. 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. 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.