The 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 8th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.

[1][2] The regiment was raised on 18 May 1849 by Lieutenant JC Johnston at Mianwali as part of the Transfrontier Brigade.

Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier; a task they performed with great aplomb.

In 1914, the regiment's class composition was two companies each of Dogras, Pathans, Sikhs, and Punjabi Muslims.