These troops are entrusted with the task to provide protection and security to UN officials , provide operational and backup support , respond to threats to public order in co-ordination with the Kosovo administration , and assist humanitarian agencies . The Rangers also had participated in numerous special military operations along with Pakistan Army Special Forces branch in the past . Since their revitalisation and re-building after the 1971 war , the Rangers have been involved in the numerous special military operations in Pakistan . The Rangers have also assisted the Army 's Special Service Group in performing special operations . They first participated in 1973 , when they , based on the intelligence reports , had successfully accompanied the SSGs to raid the Iraqi Embassy . In 1992 , the Rangers were deployed to Karachi , and the Government of Sindh had used Rangers to keep peace in the city . The Rangers had also participated in Operation Blue Fox in 1992 along with the Army . Due to their close association with the Army , the Rangers also fought in Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 ( best known as Kargil War ) deployed in Jammu and Kashmir . Despite the fact of it being a paramilitary force , the Government of Pakistan had recognised the Rangers as its one its special forces in 2004 . The Rangers were among one of the special forces that participated in Operation Silence and accompanied Army Commandos in the operation . During the operation , the Rangers suffered a single casualty . In 2009 , Rangers completed a special military operation in Lahore alongside the Special Service Group , when terrorists attacked the Manawan Police Academy . While it was led by the Pakistan Rangers , the operation , codenamed Lahore Police Academy Operation , ended with eight militant deaths with one captured . The same year , the Government of Pakistan deployed the Rangers to secure the outskirts of Islamabad when Taliban forces had taken over the Buner , Lower Dir , Swat and Shangla districts . Its members also participated in Operation Black Thunderstorm while securing the capital
Lahore Police Academy Operation
2009 Lahore police academy attacks
Pakistan Rangers