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SSG near PAK-AFG Border, 2013.

 

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Lieutenant Colonel Haroon Islam Shaheed.
On 8 July 2007, Lt Col Haroon was killed in fierce fighting, which took place inside the Red Mosque Complex while leading a small force of 150 SSG members in Anti-terrorist operation(Operation Sunrise).

 

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On 19th April, 2009 Captain Najam Riaz, Captain Junaid Khan and two soldiers were moving out at Khwazakhela Bazar, Swat when they were surrounded by large number of terrorists; but they didn't retaliate as per the so called "Nizam-e-Adal Peace Agreement".

For many days he and the others were kept captive while the terrorists tried to use them to buy freedom for their captured comrades. When it seemed like such a deal could not be struck, the terrorists martyred Captain Najam Riaz and the three other soldiers.
All four brave men, died fighting valiantly. Surrounded by the brutal enemy, they were unfazed at the prospect of death and killed 8 terrorists with their bare hands before they were gunned down.

 

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SSG Operatives near the PAK-AFG border during the early 1990s.

 

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Captain Salman Farooq Shaheed.

On 10th of July 2007, Captain Salman Farooq attained martyrdom during Anti-terrorist operation(Op Sunrise) in Lal Masjid, Islamabad.

When Lt Col Haroon was martyred on 8th July, the command of Zarrar ATU fell on the shoulders of Captain Salman.

 

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Brigadier TM commander SSG and Adjutant Zarrar company visiting 22nd SAS British special forces HQ...

 

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Pakistan Turkiye

 

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PA SSG
PN SSG
PAF SSG

PAF's special ops team is known as the Special Service Wing (SSW). They are the youngest of the three. SSG (A) formed in 1956.
SSG (N) formed in the late 60s .
he number of years since the raising of these units should also be an indication in terms of which teams have more experience from a training and operations standpoint.

The SSG training that is provided to the Army cadres is reserved for them. There is no mixing of non-military personnel as such. While Rangers have officers seconded from the Pakistan Army, the Rangers are not part of the Armed Forces (who are under MoD) as such. The Rangers along with Police are under the Ministry of Interior. They have their own commando training school and training but they do not go to Cherat or PNS Iqbal or Kalar kahar for that matter

The Rangers and others have their own specialized training and they term it "Commando" etc. There is a big difference in the induction and training process at Cherat (SSG/A) and the training that others in Rangers/police go through. The two training streams do not mix as part of a normal routine.

SSG/A trains primarily for special operations against another conventional Army. Their training is mostly around the stay-behind approach or infiltration to carry out intelligence and other special operations in support of the conventional Army units.

There are very many other things that SSG/A and SSG/N are involved in which the civilian counterparts in the Rangers or even the Police have no reason to get trained for. Also the training for SSG in the Army and Navy is almost 2-3 times longer than for the Commando training in Rangers and Police. There are multiple phases of training within the SSG/A and SSG/N due to the various roles they need to be proficient in.

 

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There is always radio communications with the higher HQ. This has gone on for many decades. Even in 65 war this was the case.

The difference now is that the gear in use is much smaller. They use manpacks for communications between SSG teams in the field and company/bn hq. Within the teams in the field, they use smaller tactical radios.

The difference is the technology available to the American FACs and observers and what is available to us. The Americans have switched over to satellite linkages and digital grids on hand-held systems whereas in Pakistan this technology is not pervasive and most of the communication is conducted with UHF/VHF radios.

Some of the newer radios acquired have the ability to communicate directly with assets in the air making the job of observers with infantry etc. easier.

 

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The special forces of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar and Uzbekistan are participating in Kazakhstan's Eternal Brotherhood – III multinational military exercise.

 

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Joint Exercise

 

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