Orakzai Scouts
The Orakzai Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan. The name alludes to the Orakzai tribe and the Orakzai Agency (now a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province). The regiment had a 2020/21 budget of  and is composed of a headquarters wing with six battalion-sized manoeuvre wings and a special operations group. History
The regiment was raised in 1972. The Scouts have been involved in anti-drug smuggling operations. Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham 
Between 2009-2010 Orakzai Scouts along with troops from other branches of Frontier Corps and Pakistan Army launched operation against militants of the TTP, codenamed as Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham. The Offensive was meant to flush out militants from the Upper Orakzai, Lower Orakzai and Kurram. Operation resulted in the Pakistani victory with killing of 2500 militants and subsequent restoration of Pakistani writ on the Orakzai and Kurram. In 2011-2012, the unit received a number of drug testing kits, through a United Nations programme, to assist in their work against drug smuggling. One initiative in August 2021 saw the Scouts 235 Wing organise training to help farmers find alternatives to poppy cultivation such as mushroom farming. The regiment has been involved in combatting the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Shortly after the start of Operation Khyber by the Pakistani military, eight  soldiers were killed in November 2014, when militants attacked a check post. Twenty militants were killed in an immediate counterattack by the regiment. In July 2019 members of the regiment helped rescue up to 47 injured people and retrieved the bodies of 8 children, after they became trapped in a collapsed house following a rainstorm. The regiment has also engaged in local culture recently. In partnership with provincial and local government bodies in March 2022, it organised a two-day local sports festival in Kalaya including a kabbadi competition. The Commandant attended a motoring event in December 2022. Role 
The Orakzai Scouts serves as the first line of defence as force is responsible for the patrolling portions of Kurram District and Tirah Valley of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that cuts through Kurram and Khyber districts on Pakistani side whereas Nangarhar and Paktia on Afghanistan side. Additionally, the Orakzak Scouts provides security to the key installations located across the Kohat Division such as tunnels, dams, and military installations. the Scouts has played a prominent role against terrorism. The force also assists local Law Enforcement Agencies in the maintenance of law and order across the Kohat region. Border Patrolling. Assist Army/FCNA in the defense of the country as and when required. Protect important communication centers and routes. Undertake counter militancy/criminal/terrorism operations on orders. Assist law enforcement agencies in maintenance of law and order. Safeguard important sites and assets

During times of extraordinary law and order crisis, the government may grant powers to the Orakzai Scouts to arrest and detain a criminals. Units

 Headquarters Wing
 231 Wing
 232 Wing
 233 Wing

 234 Wing
 235 Wing
 236 Wing
 Special Operation Group

References

Regiments of the Frontier Corps
Orakzai District
Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)