In 1959, four FC platoons were sent to Karachi to assist Sindh Police in controlling the violence emanating from the linguistic dispute rife. Keeping in view the efficacy of FC in managing the issue, the Government of Sindh had been requisitioning deployment of more FC platoons overtime. In 1996, the Finance Department of the Government of Sindh gave a formal approval for raising indigenous FC platoons for the District Karachi.