The Pakistan Army Special Service Group or SSG are the special forces unit of the Pakistan Army. They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to their headgear
Active
23 March 1956 – present
Country
Pakistan
Branch
Pakistan Army
Type
Special forces
Role
Special operations
Counter-terrorism
Unconventional warfare
Foreign internal defence
Special reconnaissance
Direct action
Part of
Army Strategic Forces Command
Headquarters
Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1]
Nickname(s)
Maroon Berets, Black Storks
Motto(s)
Urdu: من جاں بازم, lit. 'I am valiant'
Colours
Maroon, sky blue
Engagements
See list
Indo-Pakistani Wars and Conflicts
Kashmir conflict (1947–present)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Siachen conflict (1984–2003)
Conflicts in the Arab World
Omani Civil War
1979 Grand Mosque seizure
Afghanistan Conflict (1978–present)
Soviet–Afghan War
Sri Lankan Civil War
Military assistance to Sri Lanka
U.S.−led War on Terror
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
War in North-West Pakistan
Operation Silence
2014 Peshawar school massacre
Operation Zarb-e-Azb
United Nations Missions
Bosnian War
UN Protection Force—Pakistan
Internal Conflicts
Insurgency in Balochistan (1948–present)
Sectarian conflicts in Pakistan
Website
Pakistan Army
Commanders
Current
commander�
Major General Adil Rehmani
