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    The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards...
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  • GBA-10 (Skardu-IV) Siege of Skardu – Siege during the First Kashmir War of 1947 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Skardu. If...
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    Skardu Fort or Kharpocho (Balti: کھر فچو; Urdu: قلعہ سکردو), meaning The king of Forts, is a fort in Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan...
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    Captain Muhammad Sarwar Naik Saif Ali Janjua Siege of Skardu Rann of Kuch War Battle of Badgam Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Sino-Indian War Nathu La and Cho La...
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    1947 Gilgit rebellion (category Military operations of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948)
    administration of Gilgit-Baltistan to the federal government under the Karachi Agreement. Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Siege of Skardu 1947 Poonch rebellion...
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    High Altitude Warfare School (category Military academies of India)
    birth of High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) of Indian Army in 1948 can be directly attributed to the loss of Gilgit-Baltistan in the Siege of Skardu to...
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    strategical gambit. Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 1947 Poonch rebellion Operation Datta Khel Siege of Skardu Sinha, Lt. Gen. S.K. (1977). Operation...
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    contingent to Parkutta to intercept the new reinforcements. During the Siege of Skardu, Colonel Sher Jung Thapa and his Jammu and Kashmir state forces successfully...
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    Action at Tsari (category Skardu District)
    during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948 in the Gilgit-Baltistan sector at Tsari, on the banks of the Indus River near Skardu, from 11 to 12 February 1948...
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    commanding the Chitral Bodyguard, during the Siege of Skardu. Burhanuddin, son of Shuja ul-Mulk, served as commander of the Indian National Army in Burma. He...
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  • Ibex Force (category Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948)
    region. Elements of Ibex Force also took part in the Siege of Skardu, contributing to the eventual fall of the garrison. and the capture of Colonel Sher Jung...
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  • Operation Bison (Jammu & Kashmir 1948) (category Military operations of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948)
    toward Skardu. Articles related to same war:- Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948:- Battle of Muzaffarabad Siege of Skardu Battle of Pandu...
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    Khyber Khan (category Military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965)
    Harvards in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948. He delivered a dispatch from Kashmir regarding the successful Siege of Skardu carried out by the Pakistan Army...
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  • Skardu garrison is defeated in an assault led by Gilgit scouts 24 February: Referendum approves Junagadh's accession to India. 11 February: Siege of Skardu...
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    Aslam Khan (brigadier) (category People of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948)
    Brigadier Rehmatullah of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces, was instrumental in bringing Gilgit, Hunza and Skardu under the control of the Jammu and Kashmir...
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  • the troops. The force had fought the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, notably Siege of Skardu. Khan was a key figure in the First Kashmir War, leading...
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    move. Zorawar Singh advanced to Skardu and laid a siege on the fort of Skardu. Zorawar Singh built a fort next to Skardu fort and named it 'Dogra fort'...
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    1947 Poonch rebellion (category Military operations of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948)
    History of Poonch District History of Azad Kashmir Azad Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) Kashmir conflict Siege of Skardu Siege of Mirpur Operation...
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  • Gilgit Scouts (category Former paramilitary forces of Pakistan)
    Agency which formed the northern frontier of British India. The force had a strength of almost 600 composed of local men recruited by British commanders...
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    Muzaffar ul-Mulk (category Mehtars of Chitral)
    ul-Mulk and Burhan-ud-Din. The Chitral forces fought for 4 months laying Siege to Skardu and returning with triumph. On 12 January 1949, Muzaffar ul-Mulk collapsed...
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    portal 1940s portal Operation Datta Khel Siege of Skardu Battle of Muzaffarabad Operation Bison and Duck Battle of Chunj Major General Akbar khan had disguised...
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    Scouts proceeded to lay the siege of Skardu. Since around 2000, the bridge fell into increasing neglect and disuse, in favour of a new wider bridge, which...
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  • operations in Poonch (1948) Battle of Muzaffarabad Operation Bison (Jammu & Kashmir 1948) Operation Datta Khel Siege of Skardu Stand Down Order (1947) An insurgency...
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  • conducting the Siege of Skardu for several months but had been unable to take the Dogra Garrison within the fortress of Kharpoche (Skardu Fort), because...
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    Chitral (redirect from Timeline of Chitral)
    Bodyguard force went towards Skardu. The Chitral bodyguards under the leadership of a Chitral Prince laid one of the longest sieges in military history which...
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    guided missiles which turned the tide in favour of Bosnian Muslims and forced the Serbs to lift the siege. Under his leadership the ISI also got involved...
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  • Illyrian king to join Macedon against Rome. Perseus' ambassadors crossed the Skardus Mountains with great difficulty, then they went down to the Illyrian coast...
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    According to Backer, she and Khan were planning to get married and move to Skardu. She does not wear a headscarf at all times but insists that "women who...
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    Sindh (redirect from Demographics of Sindh)
    (1975). Alexander's Campaigns in Sind and Baluchistan and the Siege of the Brahmin Town of Harmatelia. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6186-037-2. Giosan...
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  • Dogra Regiment (category Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947)
    Regiment and the Dogra Scouts. Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced Skardu in early 1948.: 300–305  It was vital that Leh, the next likely target,...
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