PAKISTAN SSG COMMANDOS

SSG stands for "Special Services Group" and it is the main Special operations Forces of  Pakistan Army . SSG is the independent Commando Division of Pakistan Army and it is also know as the Black Storks. SSG commandos forces are headed by Major- General and they are divided into ten battalions 
SSG PAK was raised by amalgamation 10th Baloch (19 Baloch) and 312 Garrison Company. they were based out of Cherat and Attock, the SSG was created in 1956 in that year `19 Baloch was selected for conversion to special operation forces. 
THe SSG has inherited many of the traditions and insignia of the Baloch regiment. The first commander of its Alpha Company was MAJOR GAIDEEN KHAN and their initial training and orientation was regards tactics was based on the US special Forces pattern with whom they co-operated  closely in the Cold War year.
The SSG had the 6 companies and each company had the specialization units which they were specialized in deserts, mountain, ranger and underwater warfare.
1- The desert Company participated in training exercises wth US army special forces mobile training team in late 1964.
2- The mountain Company participated the training exercise which were held on the mountain, which different exercise were there.
In August 1965, scope of SSG was raised from a battalion size force to larger special operations outfit and instead of 19 Baloch (SSG) they simply adopted the name Special Service Group.

The SSG has ten specific missions for which they are trained:

Asymmetric Warfare
Special Operations
Counter-Proliferation
Unconventional Warfare
Foreign Internal Defense
Special Reconnaissance
Direct Action
Hostage Rescue
Counter-Terrorist
Personnel Recovery...!

The performance of the SSG in 1971 was much better, with 1 Commando Battalion making a single raid on an Indian artillery regiment, disabling several of their guns and inflicting casualties The SSG guerrillas were initially deployed along the Afghan border to repel Afghan incursions into Pakistan, but their first major deployment came during the war of 1965. By 1971, the SSG had grown to 3 battalions with 1 permanently stationed in East Pakistan,