The Kharan Rifles is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Pakistani Frontier Corps Balochistan (South).

The new name of the unit was the Kharan Rifles and their base was moved from the large city of Khuzdar to the remote settlement of Nok Kundi.

[6] In September 1999, one person died and three were injured in a confrontation with armed personnel based in Taftan, Balochistan.

[7] In the early 21st century, the Rifles apprehended significant amounts of smuggled weapons and ammunition near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chagai District including on 11 July 2002,[2] and 16 March 2006.

In June 2002, the unit intercepted smugglers and seized two tonnes of heroin, with an estimated street value of $13 million.