Editing Northern Light Infantry Regiment (section)

== Notable operations ==

=== First Kashmir war(1947–1948) ===
{{Further|First Kashmir war}}
Muhammad Baber Khan, the Honorary Captain, fought in the 1947–1948 Kashmir War. The [[British government of India|British government]] gave the [[Hari Singh|Maharaja of Kashmir]] control over Gilgit Agency upon partition. At Gilgit, Brigadier Ghansara Singh arrived to assume the role of Governor. Major General H L Scott, the [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmiri]] chief of military staff, later joined as well. The [[Gilgit Scouts]], who were all Muslim, supported [[Pakistan|Pakistan's]] entry. Honorary Captain Muhammad Baber Khan convened a meeting of [[Gilgit Scouts|Gilgit scouts]] junior commissioned officers in the junior commissioned officers' mess on October 31, 1947, in the afternoon. At this meeting, it was resolved to overthrow the [[Dogra dynasty|dogra rule]]. 

The governor gave himself up on November 1, 1947. The Muslim company of Captain Hassan Khan's 6 Jammu Kahmir infantry battalion, which was traveling from [[Bunji, Pakistan|Bunji]] to [[Gilgit]], joined the scouts as well. The scouts set Partab Bridge on fire and attacked, destroying the dogra check post. After deserting, the Sikh and dogra components were apprehended. Consequently, 27000 square miles were freed from Dogra Raj. Major Muhammad Tufail Shaheed (Nishan-i-Haider), Honorary Captain Muhammad Baber Khan of the 1st [[Northern Light Infantry Regiment|Northern Light Infantory Regiment]], who was instrumental in the 1947 fight of liberation from [[Dogra dynasty|Dogra Raj]], was then assigned as the force's commander.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Light Infantry Regiment (NLI) – Pakistan Army |url=https://pakarmy.com.pk/northern-light-infantry-regiment/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108161941/https://pakarmy.com.pk/northern-light-infantry-regiment/ |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=pakarmy.com. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Light Infantry Regiment |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/rgt-nli.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108163506/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/rgt-nli.htm |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

=== Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989) ===
{{Further|Soviet–Afghan War}}Following the [[Soviet Union]]'s invasion of [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] in 1979, the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Israel]] launched [[Operation Cyclone]], in which they financed and armed the [[Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen|Afghan mujahideen]] to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a [[Soviet satellite state]] and subsequently threaten Pakistan (a [[Western Bloc|U.S. ally]] in the [[Cold War]]). Here, with primarily [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] and American financing, the Northern Light Infantry trained Afghan mujahideen fighters in [[Gilgit-Baltistan|Gilgit−Baltistan]] before sending them back to Afghanistan with [[State of the art|state-of-the-art]] armaments to fight the [[Soviet Armed Forces|Soviet military]].

===Siachen Glacier Conflict (1984–2003)===
{{Further|Siachen Conflict}}
[[India]]'s 1984 [[Operation Meghdoot|seizure]] of the [[Siachen Glacier]] (an area of [[Kashmir]] that was uninhabited and not controlled by any parties to the [[Kashmir conflict]]) resulted renewed high-level tensions with [[Pakistan]] until a mutual ceasefire agreement was brought into effect in 2003. During this period of intermittent fighting in the [[Siachen conflict]], the NLI's [[1st Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|1st battalion]] performed defence and support work.<ref name="global security">{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/rgt-nli.htm|title=Northern Light Infantry|work=Global Security|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent8e6a.html|title=Northern Light Infantry|access-date=20 June 2017|work=Pakistan Army Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701194342/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent8e6a.html|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Kargil War (1999)===
{{Further|Kargil War}}In May 1999, Pakistan began operations to occupy key Indian forward posts along the [[Line of Control|Line of Control (LoC)]], sparking the [[Kargil War]]. Initially [[Pakistan Army]] denied any involvement in the war.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-07-26|title=Kargil: The forgotten victims of the world's highest war|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49101016|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kamath|first=P.M.|date=2000|title=Pakistan after the Kargil Crisis : Implications for India|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41960891|journal=Indian Journal of Asian Affairs|volume=13|issue=1/2|pages=123–132|jstor=41960891|issn=0970-6402}}</ref> However, later on, it was reported that the [[Pakistan Army]] had launched forces exclusively from the Northern Light Infantry during this conflict. These included the [[5th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|5th]], [[6th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|6th]], [[8th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|8th]] and [[12th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|12th]] battalions in full strength and some elements of the [[3rd Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|3rd]], [[4th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|4th]], [[7th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|7th]] and [[11th Battalion, Northern Light Infantry Regiment|11th]] battalions with the paramilitary [[Chitral Scouts|Chitral]] and [[Bajaur Scouts]], both of the [[Frontier Corps]], deployed for [[Military logistics|logistical support]].<ref name="global security" />

Massive Indian counterattack coupled with heavy diplomatic pressure from the [[United States]] forced Pakistan to begin a withdrawal after months of intense fighting. Pakistani casualties during this conflict, like those of other Indo−Pakistani conflicts, remain disputed and unconfirmed. International sources (such as those from the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]]) place Pakistani casualties at around 700+. After 11 years, Pakistan officially reported that around 453 of its soldiers were killed during the conflict.<ref name="HT_Times_26_July_2011">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kargil-vijay-diwas-day-to-mark-india-s-victory-in-1999-conflict-against-pakistan/story-x2cUNDgKxoQPxrzKEmoK4J.html|title=Kargil Vijay Diwas: Day to mark India's victory in 1999 conflict against Pakistan|date=26 July 2011|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> PM [[Nawaz Sharif]] and some other sources placed the Pakistani casualties figure from 2,700 to 4,000 personnel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/08/17/stories/2003081702900800.htm|title=Over 4,000 soldiers killed in Kargil: Sharif|work=The Hindu|date=3 October 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003114303/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/08/17/stories/2003081702900800.htm|archive-date=2003-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khan|first=M. Ilyas|date=2019-07-26|title=The forgotten victims of the world's highest war|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49101016|access-date=2020-08-03}}</ref><ref name="Tavares2006">{{cite book|last1=Tavares|first1=Rodrigo|title=Understanding Regional Peace and Security|date=2006|publisher=Göteborg University|isbn=978-9187380679|page=297|quote=the US State Department quoted the Pakistani military casualties at 700, whereas Indian sources reported the Pakistani casualties to be 1000+. According to the then PM Nawaz Sharif (quoted in Gulf News, February 2002), the entire Northern Light Infantry of Pakistan was wiped out during the conflict claiming 2,700 lives.}}</ref><ref name=pib>{{cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=A.&nbsp;K.|title=Kargil War Brings into Sharp Focus India's Commitment to Peace|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2000/fjul2000/f210720001.html|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]], Government of India|access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.208/lsq/quest.asp?qref=51302|title=Breakdown of casualties into Officers, JCOs, and Other Ranks|work=[[Parliament of India]] Website|access-date=20 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202045832/http://164.100.24.208/lsq/quest.asp?qref=51302|archive-date=2 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="rollofhonor">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarmy.nic.in/martyrs/home.jsp?operation=28&hidrecord=10&FormBugs_Page=1#Form|title=Complete Roll of Honour of Indian Army's Killed in Action during Op Vijay|work=Indian Army|access-date=20 May 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222013826/http://www.indianarmy.nic.in/martyrs/home.jsp?operation=28&hidrecord=10&FormBugs_Page=1#Form |archive-date = 22 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{Cite news|title=Pak lost 2,700 men in Kargil war: Sharif|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Press Trust of India|publication-date=6 July 2006|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-lost-2700-men-in-Kargil-war-Sharif/articleshow/1711896.cms|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

===Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2004–present)===
{{Further|Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
The regiment has been taking part in counter-insurgency operations in [[North-West Pakistan]].  On 12 June 2013, the commanding officer of the 11th NLI battalion was killed in an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] attack during a [[Operation Rah-e-Shahadat|military operation]] in [[Tirah Valley]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shinwari|first=Ibrahim|date=13 June 2013|title=Army officer killed in Tirah valley blast|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1017883/army-officer-killed-in-tirah-valley-blast|url-status=live|work=Dawn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710155017/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017883/army-officer-killed-in-tirah-valley-blast|archive-date=10 July 2013|access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>