The Gilgit Scouts was a paramilitary force within the Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. They were raised by the British Raj in 1913, to assist...

claims a tradition dating back to the Gilgit Scouts formed during the British Raj era. However, the earlier Scouts unit is now a full infantry regiment...

In November 1947, the paramilitary force of Gilgit Scouts stationed at Gilgit rebelled against the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, soon after it...

Tochi Scouts in North Waziristan, and in 1947, he was posted to Chitral as the Acting Commandant of the Scouts. On 3 June 1947, control of the Gilgit Agency...

origins in the Gilgit Scouts raised by British India in 1913 for defending the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir's northern frontier. The Scouts, along with...

Gilgit-Baltistan sector at Tsari, on the banks of the Indus River near Skardu, from 11 to 12 February 1948. The conflict involved the Gilgit Scouts and...

Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the Gilgit Scouts, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, acting in coordination against...

the Gilgit-Baltistan sector of northern Kashmir administered by Pakistan. The battle took place from March 16 to March 18, 1948. The Gilgit Scouts, a paramilitary...

invaders by 7 November, securing the Kashmir Valley. In the Gilgit Agency, the Gilgit Scouts, led by Major William Brown, rebelled on 1 November, detaining...

only was the Gilgit Leased Area retroceded to the Maharaja but the whole of Gilgit Agency was handed over to the Dogras. The Gilgit Scouts who were hopeful...

governor appointed in Gilgit by Maharaja Hari Singh of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the local force of Gilgit Scouts under Major William...

of his state. However, an uprising in the western districts by the Gilgit Scouts against Hari Singh supported by informal militias from the neighbouring...

to defend Skardu from the Gilgit Scouts impeding their advance down the Indus valley towards Leh. In August the Chitral Scouts and Chitral Bodyguard under...

Gilgit-Baltistan (/ˌɡɪlɡɪt ˌbɔːltɪˈstɑːn, -stæn/; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان listen), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by...

secret police from 1972-1977 Gilgit Scouts (now the fully military Northern Light Infantry Regiment but see Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts above) Khasadar, disbanded...

Gilgit (/ˈɡɪlɡɪt/; Shina: گلیٗت; Urdu: گلگت IPA: [ˈɡɪlɡɪt]) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is...

the Gilgit Scouts during the First Kashmir War (1947–1948). A key figure in the Gilgit Rebellion, he played a crucial role in the liberation of Gilgit-Baltistan...

1947, the Chitral Scouts were still a force under the control of the ruler of Chitral. With the Gilgit Scouts, the Chitral Scouts played a leading role...

Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territory of Pakistan that borders the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Azad Kashmir to the southwest...

in Gilgit was overthrown by the Gilgit Scouts, who then took the entire region for Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. The Gilgit Agency...

Major William Brown, there was a secret plan among the Gilgit Scouts to set up a "Republic of Gilgit-Astor" when they ousted the armed forces of the Maharajah...

further inflame the Gilgit Scouts. With Majeed's agreement, he set out to Gilgit. It appears that by the time he reached Gilgit, the governor was already...

impending attack. Meanwhile, the Pakistani commander at Gilgit reorganised the Gilgit Scouts and the 6th Infantry rebels into three forces of 400 men...

positions over its injunctions. 'Allamah Hunzai was recruited into the Gilgit Scouts on 8 April 1939, aged 21. He recalls having become "habituated" to seeking...

no target: CITEREFBrown2014 (help) "Chitral's Role In The Liberation Of Gilgit-Baltistan". The Friday Times. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2025-04-08. "BBC on...

Pakistan Scouts may be: Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts Gilgit Scouts Pakistan Boy Scouts Association This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

point, the Gilgit scouts were retreating and the Dogra forces had made gains in the Burzil pass. Under these circumstances, the Chitral scouts relieved...

Kashmir to join India. The Gilgit Agency to the north rebelled and overthrew the Maharaja's administration. The Gilgit Scouts and Muslim members of Jammu...

comprised approximately 600 personnel, including elements of the Gilgit Scouts, Chitral Scouts, deserters from the 6 Jammu and Kashmir Infantry, and local...

Pakistani force consisted of 1 company of Karakoram Scouts and 1-2 companies of mixed Karakoram and Gilgit Scouts. These were supported by three 75-mm guns, a...