History of Pakistan Army.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, meeting with the officers of 6th Bn, Frontier Force Rifles (Now 1st FF). Lt Col. (later Lt General) Bakhtiar Rana following him.
Date: 1948

 

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General Muhammad Ayub Khan, C-in-C Pakistan Army, Reviewing The 3rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery During Its Centenary Celebration At Campbellpur In 1953.

 

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Quetta, June 1930

 

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The Guides Infantry; it's 'C' Company repulsed an assault by the 8ᵗʰ Rajputana Rifles on a feature in the upper reaches of the Leepa Valley, on the night of 7/8ᵗʰ December 1971.
The Raj Rif unit lost 43 dead or missing.
Charlie Company lost 5, including it's commander.

 

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Ist Armoured Motor Bridge, Peshawar, 3rd Anglo-Afghan War, 1919 (c)

 

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Shagai Fort, Khyber Pass, 1946-48 (c).

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah With Colonel Mohammad Sharif Khan Afridi Kuki khel, Commandant Khyber Rifles. Standing Beside Him At The Parade Ground Of Shagai Fort, Literally In The Khyber Pass. Colonel Sharif Was The First Commissioned Officer In 1936 From Khyber.

 

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View Of No. 8 (British) Mountain Battery In Action Near Maidan During Attack Of November 9th On Saran Sar Pass, Tirah Valley, North-West Frontier, 1897-98 (c).

The Tirah Campaign proved the most difficult and protracted military operation during the rising costing the Army in India 287 dead and 853 wounded, despite initial expectations in many quarters that British and Indian troops would only be opposed by lashkars still reliant on hand-to-hand combat supported by limited jezail or occasional rifle fire.

3 In his final report dated 24th February 1898 Major-General Sir William Lockhart summed up the difficulties encountered by imperial troops, "No campaign on the frontiers of India has been conducted under more trying and arduous circumstances than those encountered by the Tirah Expeditionary Force".

 

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Miranshah Aerodrome, Waziristan, 1930 (c).

Weapons Line Up For Westland Wapiti Biplane At Miranshah, (RFC 230, 112 And 20lb Bombs; BIB - Baby Incendiary Bombs, Lewis And Vickers Guns And Ammunition).

 

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circa 1966

Brigadier Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, commander of the 14ᵗʰ Parachute Brigade, receives General Yahya Khan, the new C-in-C, at Sialkot.

 

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Circa 1944

the 1/1ˢᵗ Punjab (62ⁿᵈ Punjabis) at Kohima, during the Burma Campaign. it had previously been in action in North Africa.
Probably the oldest infantry unit from the Raj lineage.
Lives on in the Pakistan Army as the 1ˢᵗ Punjab.

 

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British officers and orderlies of the South Waziristan Scouts at lunch during a partridge shoot near Dhana in February 1936.

© Imperial War Museum

 

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Sepoy Ali Haidar Victoria Cross, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 13 August 1945.

Photograph, World War II, Italy, Europe, 1945.

Ali Haidar (1913-1999) was a Pashtun soldier from Kohat who won the VC on 9 April 1945 near Fusigano in Italy during 8th Indian Division's crossing of the River Senio.

According to the 'London Gazette' of 3 July 1945: 'In Italy, during the crossing of the River Senio, near Fusignano, in daylight on 9th April 1945, a Company of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles were ordered to assault the enemy positions strongly dug in on the far bank. These positions had been prepared and improved over many months and were mainly on the steep flood banks, some 25 feet high.

Sepoy Ali Haidar was a member of the left-hand Section of the left-hand Platoon. As soon as the Platoon started to cross, it came under heavy and accurate machine gun fire from two enemy posts strongly dug in about 60 yards away. Sepoy Ali Haidar's Section suffered casualties and only 3 men, including himself, managed to get across. The remainder of the Company was temporarily held up.

Without orders, and on his own initiative, Sepoy Ali Haidar, leaving the other two to cover him, charged the nearest post which was about 30 yards away. He threw a grenade and almost at the same time the enemy threw one at him, wounding him severely in the back. In spite of this he kept on and the enemy post was destroyed and four of the enemy surrendered.

With utter disregard of his own wounds he continued and charged the next post in which the enemy had one Spandau and three automatics, which were still very active and preventing movement on both banks. He was again wounded, this time in the right leg and right arm. Although weakened by loss of blood, with great determination Sepoy Ali Haidar crawled closer and in a final effort raised himself from the ground, threw a grenade, and charged into the second enemy post. Two enemy were wounded and the remaining two surrendered.

Taking advantage of the outstanding success of Sepoy Ali Haidar's dauntless attacks, the rest of the Company charged across the river and carried out their task of making a bridgehead. Sepoy Ali Haidar was picked up and brought back from the second position seriously wounded. The conspicuous gallantry, initiative, and determination combined with a complete disregard for his own life shown by this very brave Sepoy in the face of heavy odds were an example to the whole Company.

His heroism had saved an ugly situation which would - but for his personal bravery - have caused the Battalion a large number of casualties at a critical time and seriously delayed the crossing of the river and the building of a bridge. With the rapid advance which it was possible to make the Battalion captured 3 officers and 217 other ranks and gained their objectives'.

Ali Haidar was invested with his VC by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 30 October 1945.
Sepoy Ali Haidar Victoria Cross, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 13 August 1945.

 

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An Aerial View Of Kohat Fort, 1932 (c).

Constructed - 1853, Used by - Great Britain, Now Pakistan, Also known As: Fort Mackeson, Kohat Fort. Conflict In Which It Participated Various Colonial Miniscuffles.

Royal Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance On The North West Frontier Of India, 1919 - 1939 (c)

Oblique Aerial Photograph Taken By a Type F.8 Aerial Camera - 60 Sqaurdon Royal Air Force.

© Imperial War Museum

 

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Afghan Guns Captured At The Peiwar Kotal At Kohat, Circa 1878.

Men from various British and Indian regiments pose with artillery guns captured at the Battle of Peiwar Kotal in December 1878. The battle was fought by British and Indian troops pushing their way across the border between India and Afghanistan, towards Kabul.