The Khasadar (Arabic أَمين for Keeper/Guardian)[1] were paramilitary forces operating throughout the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[2] The Khasadar were a locally recruited and maintained tribal security forces, paid for through a stipend provided directly to their tribes by the Pakistani government.[3][4][5] Around 40,000 Khasadar served seven former tribal agencies and six frontier regions.[4]
Members of the force were recruited as volunteers or through family connections.[3] Khasadar officers were called subedars.[6] Khasadars receive 17,400 Rs.[3]
^"أَمين صَنْدوقٍ - English translation - bab.la Arabic-English dictionary". en.bab.la.
^"Cabinet approves Fata merger with KP". The News International. Karachi, Pakistan: Jang Group of Newspapers. 2 March 2017.
^ abc"FATA reforms plan falls silent on future of Khasadar force - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
^ ab"Khasadar force personnel's future uncertain after FATA-KP merger - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
^"Khasadar force". The Express Tribune.
^"What is the Levies Force?". The Express Tribune. 31 December 2012.
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