The Mahsud Scouts is a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) in Pakistan.
[2] The name alludes to the Mahsud tribe of South Waziristan.
The regiment was raised in 1944 and were then split into two units: 1st and 2nd Mahsud Scouts.
The Scouts have also been involved in anti-drugs operations.
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.