The Khasadar (Arabic أَمين for Keeper/Guardian) are paramilitary forces operating throughout the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The khasadar are locally recruited and maintained tribal security forces, paid for through a stipend provided directly to their tribes by the Pakistani government. 40,000 Khasadar serve seven former tribal agencies and six frontier regions. Members of the force were recruited as volunteers or through family connections. Khasadar officers are called subedars. Khasadars receive 17,400 Rs.