Editing Northern Light Infantry Regiment (section)

{{Short description|Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Northern Light Infantry Regiment
| image                         = File:Badge of Northern Light Infantry.jpg
| image_size                    = 240px
| caption                       = Regimental cap badge of the NLI.
| dates                         = 1975–present (originally founded in 1913 as the [[Gilgit Scouts]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British Raj|British India]])
| country                       = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = {{Army|PAK}}
| type                          = [[Light infantry]]
| role                          = [[Mountain warfare]]
| size                          = [[Northern Light Infantry Regiment#Units|18 battalions]]
| command_structure             = 
| garrison                      = [[Gilgit|Gilgit, Pakistan]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
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| colors                        = {{legend2|#00401A|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#FFFFFF|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#00BFFF|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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| battles                       = {{collapsible list
| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
| title = ''See list''
|'''[[British Indian Army|Colonial Battles]]'''
*{{small|[[Hunza–Nagar Campaign]]}}
|'''[[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|Indo-Pakistani Wars and Conflicts]]'''
*{{small|[[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir conflict (1947–present)]]}}
*{{small|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|First Indo−Pakistani War]]}}
*{{small|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Second Indo−Pakistani War]]}}
*{{small|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Third Indo−Pakistani War]]}}
*{{small|[[Siachen conflict|Siachen conflict (1984–2003)]]}}
*{{small|[[Kargil War|1999 Kargil War]]}}
|'''[[List of wars involving Pakistan|Secondary Operations]]'''
*{{small|[[Soviet–Afghan War]]}}
**{{small|[[Operation Cyclone]]}}
}}
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| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1                    = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan).svg|size=24px}} [[Field marshal (Pakistan)|Field Marshal]] [[Asim Munir (general)|Syed Asim Munir Ahmad Shah]]
| commander1_label              = [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]]
| commander2                    = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg|size=24px}} [[Lieutenant general|Lt. Gen.]] Anwar Ali Haider
| commander2_label              = [[Colonel Commandant]]
| commander3                    = [[File:PA NLI.png|150px]]
| commander3_label              = Regimental Flag
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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 [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistani military]], the NLI has the primary responsibility of conducting ground operations in the interest of defending the strategically-important territory of [[Gilgit-Baltistan|Gilgit−Baltistan]], a Pakistani-controlled region that constitutes part of [[Kashmir]], which has been [[Kashmir conflict|disputed]] between Pakistan and [[India]] since 1947. The NLI draws a majority of its recruits from native [[Tribe|tribes]] present in the nearby mountainous areas who are reportedly less prone to altitude sickness and the cold temperatures that characterize [[Mountain warfare|high-altitude mountain warfare]], allowing the regiment to conduct its duties optimally.<ref name="global security"/>{{better source needed|date=November 2020}}

The Northern Light Infantry is best known for the extensive assistance and training it provided to the [[Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen|Afghan mujahideen]] (with backing from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]]) during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]].<ref name="Murphy2013">{{citation|last=Murphy|first=Eamon|title=The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19mPVOBZ_9YC&pg=PA127|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-56526-4|pages=127–}}</ref>