The faqir has, however, always nursed a grienvance against the nawab of Dir and with the dual object of reducing the nawab and attacking chakdara, he has now raised yet another lakhkar and also enlisted the support of alamzeb khan who was driven out of jandul by his brother, the nawab of Dir a few years ago.
A Separate lashkar of shamozai Utmankhel has been attacking jandul from the south. The latest information, however, shows that shamozai Lashkar has returned home owing to the rumours that the nawab of Dir is about to invade their territory.
THE BOMBAY CHRONICLE Vol XX NO 181
Bombay Friday July 29, 1932
The latest news across the border shows that peace and quiet prevail in tribal countries except for some firing on a party of tochi scouts near Durang line at the end of last month.
The Faqir of Alingar alterably failed to stir up trouble any where and his efforts to engineer an attack on the Nawab ol Dir have proved abortive. The Faqir recently planned an attack on the Nawab's Forts in Kiskinil and Darra and tried to hold a jirga of Shamozai Utmankhel for that purpose but the faqir’s plans entirely failed owing to the Luke warmness of the Shamozais. The faqir later moved into Salarzai country and also pushed to Pashat at the end of last month.
It is authoritatively stated that there is no chance of either the salarzai or shamozai Utmankhel joining the faqir in any of his escapades
THE MOMBAY CHRONICLE
Thursday, November 8, 1934
The biennial relief of the Chitral garrison took place in Chitral September and October 1934 The relieving battalion moved up in September without incident The Faqir of Alingar, however, raised a Lashkar of about 800 tribesmen, chiefly Shamozai Utmankhels, to oppose the return of the relieved column On the 9th Octobei a small party of this lashkar crossed the Panjkora river from Bajaur, but were driven back by the Nawab of Dir’s levies supported by the Royal Air Force On the 12th, the Chitral column was sniped at from long range from cross the Panjkora River Long range from across the panjkora river but retaliatory action by the artillery with column and the Royal Air force caused the tribesmen to disperse it was reported that the lashkar suffered some 40 casualties in the action
India In 1934-1935
Publication date 1937
Topics Banasthali
Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan
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