This page is about the Pakistan Army's special forces, for the Pakistan Navy, see Special Service Group Navy and for the Pakistan Air Force, see Special Service Wing
Special Services Group (SSG)
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Special Services Group Insignia
Active 23 March 1956—Present
Country Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan Army
Branch Pakistan Army
Type Special Operations Forces
Role Special Operations
Size 10 Battalions
Garrison/HQ Tarbela, Pakistan
Nickname(s) SSG Commandos
Maroon Berets
Army SS Group
Black Storks[1]
Motto Mann Janbazam (men of heart)
Colours Identifications Maroon and Sky blue
Anniversaries Pakistan Day: March 23
Engagements Operation Gibraltar
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Soviet war in Afghanistan
Siachen war
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
Operation Silence
War in North-West Pakistan
United Nations Military missions
War in Afghanistan
Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Commanders
Current Commander Major-General Abid Rafique,
General Officer Commanding
Noteable Commander Lt Gen Haroon Aslam
The Special Services Group (SSG) is a special operations force of the Pakistan Army. It is quite similar to the U.S. Army's Special Forces and the British Army's SAS.
The SSG a Division sized group is headquartered at Tarbela,[2] is headed by a Major-General and divided into ten battalions, the actual strength of which are classified.[citation needed] It is ranked top elite force in the world by Business Insider Australia