Dras (also spelt Drass. ISO transliteration: Drās), a tourist hub for its high altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, is a Hill Station in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 (former name NH 1D before renumbering of all national highways) between Zoji La pass and Kargil town. It is often called “The Gateway to Ladakh”. The government’s official spelling of the town is Drass. Contents
General Sir Douglas David Gracey KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC & Bar (3 September 1894 – 5 June 1964) was a British Indian Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He also fought in French Indochina and was the second Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army. Gracey held this latter office from 11 February 1948 until his retirement on 16 January 1951. Born to English parents living in India,
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide protest by the Indian Muslim community announced by Jinnah. It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India. The day also marked the start of what is known as The Week
Dir was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British Raj, located within the North-West Frontier Province. Following the Partition of British India, Dir remained independent and unaligned until February 1948, when the Dominion of Pakistan accepted its accession. The princely state ceased to exist as a distinct political entity in 1969, when it was fully incorporated into Pakistan. The territory it once covered is
Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai, MVC (1913 – 1947) was an Indian Army officer who played a key role during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. As the Commanding Officer of the 1st battalion, The Sikh Regiment (1 Sikh), he was the first recipient of Maha Vir Chakra, which was awarded posthumously. 1 Sikh was the first unit to be inducted into the war, when it was
Dera Ismail Khan /deɪrʌ–ɪsmaɪ.iːl–xɑːn/ (Urdu/Saraiki: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Pashto: ډېره اسماعيل خان), often abbreviated to D. I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakistan and fifth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. Dera Ismail Khan is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, about 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the
The Chitral Scouts (CS) (Urdu: چترال سکاوٹس), also known as Chitral Levies, originally raised in 1903 as the militia of the princely state of Chitral, is now a unit of the federally controlled Frontier Corps of Pakistan. Recruited mostly from the Chitral and Kalash Valleys areas along the western borders and led by officers from the Pakistan Army. The Frontier Corps of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa falls under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. Its
Chitral Bodyguard or informally the Mehtar’s Bodyguard, was a military force under the direct command of the Mehtar of the princely state of Chitral. Contents 1History 2Equipment and organization 3See also 4References History Upon British occupation of Chitral following the Chitral Expedition of 1895, the British took a keen interest in reorganizing the state’s military capabilities. In 1903 the Chitral Scouts, a force under
Chitral (or Chitrāl) (Urdu: چترال and ریاست چترال) was a princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Contents 1Location and demographics 2History 2.1The royal family of Chitral 2.1.1Muhtaram Shah Katur II 2.1.2Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk (1857-1892) 2.1.3Wars of Succession 2.1.4The reign of Shuja ul-Mulk
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; Pashto: شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, Urdu: صوبہ سرحد) was a province of British India and later of Pakistan. It was established on 9 November 1901 and known by this name until 2010, when it was redesignated as the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 19 April 2010 following the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan by erstwhile President Asif Ali Zardari. The province covered