Bara Rifles

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| commander1 = Colonel Nadeem Mushtaq{{cite web |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40151511 |title=Passing-out parade of Khasadar men merged into KP police held |author= |publisher=Business Recorder |date=2 February 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022}}

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The Bara Rifles are a paramilitary regiment forming part of the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) of Pakistan.{{cite web |url=http://pcp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Downloads/Issue-12%20Dated%2024-03-2021.pdf |title=The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. |publisher=Government of Pakistan |date=30 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2022}}{{rp|183}} The name alludes to the Bara River and Bara Tehsil (a subdivision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province). The Rifles are tasked with defending the border with Afghanistan and assisting with law enforcement in the districts adjacent to the border. This includes collaborations with civilian police forces to intercept illegal drug shipments.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyparliamenttimes.com/2021/01/29/anf-seized-2205-215-kg-drugs-valuing-us-63-232-million |title=ANF seized 2205.215 KG drugs valuing US$ 63.232 million |publisher=Parliament Times |date=29 January 2021 |access-date=13 December 2022}}