Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts

This article is about a Pakistani paramilitary force raised in 2003. For a previous paramilitary force with a similar name, see Gilgit Scouts.

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
گلگت بلتستان اسکاؤٹس
Logo of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Flag of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Common nameGB Scouts
Mottoمدافع الجبل
Defenders of the North
Agency overview
Formed2003 (2003)
Preceding agencies
Annual budgetRs. 2.1 billion (2020)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyPakistan
Operations jurisdictionGilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Governing bodyMinistry of the Interior
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, riot control
  • National border patrol, security, integrity
Operational structure
Overseen byPakistan Army
HeadquartersGilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyCivil Armed Forces
Website
www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk

The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts (GBS) is a federal paramilitary force in Pakistan tasked with border and internal security in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The GBS 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. However, the earlier Scouts unit is now a full infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army called the Northern Light Infantry Regiment, which mostly operates in the same region as the current Scouts.

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