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Cantonment (Pakistan)
Cantonments in Pakistan ( ur, ) are permanent military bases of the Pakistan Army, which are administered by Cantonment Boards under the control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department (ML&C), Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan. Cantonments are established under and governed by the Cantonments Act 1924. In recent times, the demographic character of most Partition of India, independence era cantonments has changed, as they are no longer primarily "garrison" areas, and include significant civilian populations and private businesses. Based on the strength of civil population, the cantonments have been divided into three classes. Class I Cantonments, in which the civil population is one hundred thousand or more; Class II Cantonments, in which the civil population is fifty thousands or more but less than one hundred thousand; and Class III Cantonments, in which the civil population is less than fifty thousand. There are a total of 56 Cantonments in Pakistan. As of 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quetta Cantonment
Quetta Cantonment is a military cantonment area adjacent to the city of Quetta in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. ''Balochvioice'' See also * Khuzdar Cantonment * Loralai Cantonment *Ormara Cantonment
Ormara ( Balochi, ur, ), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port on the Makran coastal region. It is l ...
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Nowshera Cantonment
Nowshera Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ..., located on the opposite bank of the Kabul River. External linksNowshera Cantonment globalsecurity.org Nowshera District Cantonments of Pakistan {{Pakistan-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardan Cantonment
Mardan Cantonment is located in the 2nd largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in Mardan and is the only cantonment in Mardan District and Mardan Division. It is the centre of one of the most renowned regiment of Pakistan Army - The Punjab Regiment. The cantonment has a large area for training and offices. Mardan once served as a base for British troops, who never managed to fully control the region's Pashtun tribes. Now it is home to the Pakistan Air Force Academy, at the Risalpur air base; and the Pakistan Army's School of Artillery and School of Armor and Mechanized Warfare. Overview and history Mardan sits on a plain surrounded on three sides in 2009 by mountains controlled by the Islamic militants. Swat lies just 30 miles to the north, with the main road to that troubled valley running straight through town. Mardan has the feel of a backwater. On the edge of town is rusting ghost of the sugar mill that once powered the local economy. Billboards depict glitzy shopping malls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohat Cantonment
Kohat Cantonment is one of the eight cantonments in the Peshawar region of Pakistan. It is adjacent to Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. History Kohat was annexed by the British in 1849 from the Sikhs, along with the rest of Punjab. The British made Kohat an Army Divisional Headquarters, and the military cantonment still exists today. Reports from 1882 describe the strength of the Kohat garrison to be nearly 3,000, consisting of three regiments of native infantry, half a regiment of cavalry, a mountain battery, and a garrison battery for the fort. All these troops belonged to the Panjab Frontier Force. The battle between the Sikh Army led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated the Afghan Army in 1823 occurred here, too. Raids on British Cantonments Kohat is also recorded in history books for two incidents involving attacks on British cantonments by local raiders. In November 1920, raiders attacked the house of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Howard Foulkes who was shot dead. His wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelian Cantonment
Havelian Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Havelian in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... References Cantonments of Pakistan {{Pakistan-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dera Ismail Khan Cantonment
Dera Ismail Khan Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to the Dera Ismail Khan, which is situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... References More information at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-dera-ismail-khan.htm Dera Ismail Khan District Cantonments of Pakistan {{Pakistan-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherat
Cherat (Pashto: چېراټ) is a hill station dating from the 1860s that is located immediately above the villages of Chapri, Saleh Khana, Kotli Kalan and Dak Ismail Khel in the Nowshera District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Cherat lies 34 miles south east from the city of Peshawar at an elevation of 4,500 feet on the west of the Khattak range, which divides the district of Nowshera from Kohat District. History During British rule Cherat was important as a hill cantonment and sanitarium for British troops in what was then the Nowshera Tehsil of the Peshawar District of British India. Cherat was first used as a sanitarium for troops in 1861 and was used during the hot weather as a health station for the British troops who were quartered in the hot and malarious valley of Peshawar. It was declared a cantonment in 1886. The cantonment commands a view of the whole of the Peshawar valley on one side, and on the other of a portion of the Khwarra valley in Peshawar District, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannu Cantonment
Bannu Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the only cantonment in Bannu District and also the only one in the Bannu Division. It has a population of 8,320. History Town of Bannu The town of Bannu was founded in 1848 by Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, a lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers Regiment of the East India Company's private army. The fort, named Dhulipgarh (Dalipgarh) in honour of the Maharajah of Lahore, was constructed at the same time. Originally named Dhulipnagar (Dalipnagar), the town was later renamed to Edwardesabad in 1869 before receiving its current name in 1903. District Bannu Bannu was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. The district is situated 190 km to the south of Peshawar and shares borders with North Waziristan, Karak, Lakki Marwat, and South Waziristan. The district covers an area of approximately 1,227 square kilometers and has a population of around 1.4 million people. Bannu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbottabad Cantonment
Abbotabad Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Abbotabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Pakistan Military Academy is located at Kakul Kakul (Kakol) is a village situated in the Tehsil and District Abbottabad, at an elevation of 1300 metres, 5 km northeast of center of Abbottabad city near the Thandiani Hills. Abbottabad is a District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Paki ..., which is adjacent to the Abbotabad Cantonment. It has an area of 6936.21 acres, which is governed by Cantonment Board of Abbottabad. History During the development of area, different species of trees and flowers were used, including ash, chinars, elm, fragrant camphor, Himalayan and Lebanese cedars, magnificent horse chestnut trees, pines, and mahogany. It has been noticed that the cantonment board is slowly demolishing British-era buildings and structures including demolition of Major Abbott Office. References Cantonments of Pakistan {{Abbottabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasni City
Pasni ( ur, ), is a city and a fishing port in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located on the Makran coast on Arabian Sea about from Karachi. Administratively, Pasni is the headquarters of Pasni Tehsil, the sub-division of Gwadar District. Astola Island lies ESE of Pasni, in the Arabian Sea. The city of Pasni is itself administratively subdivided into two Union Councils. Topography The topography of the area is marked by low jagged hills of the Makran Coastal Range, while flat land is more common towards the coast. Jabal Zarain is a small hill astride a promontory (Cape or ''Ras'' Jaddi) south of Pasni and marks the highest point (416' ASL) in the area. The unspoilt and pristine beaches of Pasni offer some of the most enchanting sceneries along the Arabian Sea. Shadi Kaur (river) fed by adjoining rain water streams, drains into the Arabian Sea just north of the town. Vegetation is sparse and consists mostly of hardy desert shrubs. Most of the non-marine edible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibi
Sibi ( Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu lady of the Sewa Dynasty who ruled Balochistan before the 7th century.The tribal Baluchistan by Syed Abdul Quddus page 49 History The history of the Sibi region dates back to the 7th century at the earliest, when it was ruled by the Sewa dynasty. In the early 13th century, Sibi was a dependency of Multan under Nasiruddin Qabacha of the Ghurid Empire. The area was then variously subject to Multan or Sindh throughout much of its history. The Arghun dynasty of Kandahar invaded in the late 15th century and seized Sibi from the Samma dynasty of Sindh, but it was returned to Sindh during the Mughal period. Sibi was governed by the Kalhora dynasty during the early 18th century, which in turn paid tribute to the Afsharids after Nader Shah's invas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
