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The '''Gilgit Scouts''' constituted a [[paramilitary]] force of the [[Gilgit Agency]] in the northern [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. They were raised by the [[British Raj]] in 1913, on behalf of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, to police the northern frontier of India.
In November 1947, under the command of [[William Brown (British Army officer)|Major W. A. Brown]], the Gilgit Scouts overthrew the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in Gilgit, and declared accession to [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. The Muslim element of the [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces|State Forces]] joined the rebels and neutralised the non-Muslim troops. Colonel [[Aslam Khan (Pakistani brigadier)|Aslam Khan]] was given the command of the force by the [[Azad Kashmir]] provisional government. The combined force conquered [[Skardu]] (the capital of [[Baltistan]]) and threatened [[Ladakh]], leading to the eventual formation of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] which continues to be under [[Pakistan administered Kashmir|Pakistani control]].
The force of Gilgit Scouts was continued by Pakistan till 1975 when it was integrated into the [[Northern Light Infantry]] of the [[Pakistan Army]].
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