Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts

Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
گلگت بلتستان سکاؤٹس
Gilgit Baltistan Scouts; گلگت بلتستان سکاؤٹس
	Logo of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
	Flag of the Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts
Common name	GB Scouts
Motto	مدافع الجبل; Defenders of the North
Agency overview
Formed	2003
Preceding agencies	Northern Light Infantry; Gilgit Scouts;
Annual budget	Rs. 2.1 billion (2020)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Pakistan
Operations jurisdiction	Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Governing body	Ministry of the Interior
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Specialist jurisdictions	Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control.; National border patrol, security, and integrity.;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Pakistan Army
Headquarters	Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan
Elected officer responsible	Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Minister of Interior;
Agency executive	Director General, Brig Yasir Javed Khan;
Parent agency	Civil Armed Forces
Website
	www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk

The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts are a federal paramilitary force in Pakistan, tasked with internal security in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force 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.