Special Service Group

The Special Service Group (SSG; Urdu: سپیشل سروس گروپ) are the special forces of the Pakistan Army. They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to the colour of their headgear.

The SSG is responsible to deploy and execute five doctrinal missions: foreign internal defence, reconnaissance, direct action, counter-terrorism operations, and unconventional warfare.

Other operational roles and responsibilities attributed to the SSG include: search and rescue, counter-proliferation, search and destroy, hostage rescue, information operations, peacekeeping missions, psychological operations, security assistance, and HVT manhunts.

The chain of command and control of the SSG falls within the domain of the Pakistan Army's Strategic Forces Command (ASFC), and many of its personnel are directly recruited into the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)'s counter-terrorism division or SS directorate upon their retirement. Much of the SSG's activities and operations are shrouded in secrecy and public knowledge of their work is heavily controlled through selective declassified documents and published literary works by retired military veterans or authorized media.