Special Service Group (SSG)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Service_Group_(SSG)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SSG
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Forces
gptkb:Chinese_Special_Forces
gptkb:Turkish_Special_Forces
gptkbp:awards Nishan-e-Haider (awarded to SSG members)
gptkbp:badge commando dagger with wings
gptkbp:commander Major General Adil Rehmani (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:emblem commando dagger with lightning bolt
gptkbp:founded 1956
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cherat,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa,_Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Service Group (SSG)
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:British_Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Mann_Janbazam_(The_Men_of_Heart)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Storks
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lal_Masjid_operation
gptkb:hostage_rescue_at_Army_Public_School,_Peshawar
counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan
participated in Indo-Pakistani wars
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Haroon_Islam
gptkb:Major_Raja_Aziz_Bhatti
gptkb:Major_Shabbir_Sharif
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Rah-e-Nijat
gptkb:Operation_Zarb-e-Azb
gptkb:Operation_Silence
gptkb:Operation_Gibraltar
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
reconnaissance
direct action
hostage rescue
special operations
unconventional warfare
counter-insurgency
gptkbp:selectionTraining gptkb:Cherat,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
gptkbp:trainer counter-terrorism
mountain warfare
amphibious operations
airborne operations
parachuting
close quarters combat
explosives handling
sniper training
gptkbp:type gptkb:military
gptkbp:uniform maroon beret
gptkbp:website https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Director_Special_Forces
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6