The Mujahid Force Regiment (Urdu: مجاہد فورس رجمنٹ) is an infantry unit of the Pakistan Army tasked with securing the Line of Control (LOC) and supplementing the regular army during national emergencies and wartime.
[6] It was raised as a reserve force to support and supplement the regular Army during national emergencies and war.
[citation needed] The Force was originally intended as a border guard unit but has been involved in military actions in recent years.
[9] In November 2019, after the dissolution of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Force was reported to have deployed about 17,000 personnel in 25 battalions, closer to the Line of Control.
[11] The Force badge depicts a star held up by two pointed ends of a crescent super imposed with a dagger in vertical position in clasped wrist pointing upward, resting on a scroll with a war cry inscribed in Arabic.