1975–present (originally founded in 1913 as the Gilgit Scouts in Jammu and Kashmir, British India)
Country
Pakistan
Branch
Pakistan Army
Type
Light infantry
Role
Mountain warfare
Size
18 battalions
Headquarters
Gilgit, Pakistan
Colours
Engagements
See list
Colonial Battles
Hunza–Nagar Campaign
Indo-Pakistani Wars and Conflicts
Kashmir conflict (1947–present)
First Indo−Pakistani War
Second Indo−Pakistani War
Third Indo−Pakistani War
Siachen conflict (1984–2003)
1999 Kargil War
Secondary Operations
Soviet–Afghan War
Operation Cyclone
Commanders
Chief of Army Staff
General Syed Asim Munir Ahmad Shah
Colonel Commandant
Lt. Gen. Anwar Ali Haider
Regimental Flag
Military unit
The Northern Light Infantry Regiment (NLI) is a light infantry regiment in the Pakistan Army, based and currently headquartered in Gilgit, Pakistan. Along with other forces of the Pakistani military, the NLI has the primary responsibility of conducting ground operations in the interest of defending the strategically-important territory of Gilgit−Baltistan, a Pakistani-controlled region that constitutes part of Kashmir, which has been disputed between Pakistan and India since 1947. The NLI draws a majority of its recruits from native tribes present in the nearby mountainous areas who are reportedly less prone to altitude sickness and the cold temperatures that characterize high-altitude mountain warfare, allowing the regiment to conduct its duties optimally.[1][better source needed]
The Northern Light Infantry is best known for the extensive assistance and training it provided to the Afghan mujahideen (with backing from the CIA and ISI) during the Soviet–Afghan War.[2]
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^Murphy, Eamon (2013), The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism, Routledge, pp. 127–, ISBN 978-0-415-56526-4
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