User:Ghayas Udin

British Army In Pashtunkhwa British army set out from Punjab in December, 1838 for Afghanistan. As they reached near Dera Ghazi Khan, an unexpectedly extreme resistance was shown by the tribesmen of Afghan Pashtoons. The Pashtoons were neither well armed nor well trained. Soon the tribesmen mostly Kakar fell back to the near by area of Barkhan and set a war front against the British Indian army consisting of Indians including west Punjab. The Pashtoons once again added a stop to the speed of British army. about 300 tribesmen fought the 21000 British Indian troops. But as past soon the tribesmen of Kakar family had to withdraw and they shrunk to the plains of Loralai and Mekhtar. Here many of other Kakar families joined the front and a permanent front against the British Indian army was formed. The people of the area migrated to Sinjavi area of Ziarat and people from Ziarat, Zhob, Loralai and Quetta had a Grand Jirgah under the command of Nawab Of Kakar, Zhob. The British Indian army carrying a loss of at least 1500 troops moved towards Kohlu district leaving the area untouched to the tribesmen gathering at Loralai. The Murree at Kohlu fought against the British Indian army but having a loss of 250 people, they gave up and the Army entered the Sibi area. As all the Pashtoons were gathered at Loralai, the British army found no resistance but a little and invaded the area. As the Kakar Lashker listened the news they moved towards Bolan Pass to stop the British troops from passing the Bolan. The Pashtoon Lashker had bout 4500 troops, which reached the Bolan Pass and captured the strategic points. As the Bitish Army reached the pass, a bloody battle was launched against them. The Pshtoon commander of the Ziarat tribesmen- Shoaib alongwith his co-position holders of Loralai and Zhob attacked the British army leaving them 700 died and offering 80 tribesmen. The British army moved back to the Sibi area. This was the late of February, 1839. Willoughby Cotton replacing the former commander John Keane moved forward to the Bolan Pass. The artillery was placed in front of the army this time and suddenly attacking the Pashtoon Lashker, Willoughby Cotton invaded the Bolan Pass. The Pashtoon Lashker shrunk to the entrance of Quetta. Here the Bazai and Kasi people also joined the Lashker and launched a guerilla war strategy against the Indian army of British pushing them back to the Hernai area. The British army then tried to pass through Kach area of Ziarat but the people of the area didn't let them cross in to Quetta. The army once more reached Sibi. Hohn Keane was replaced by William Elphinstone. 5000 more troops arrived from Punjab and the English army moved through Bolan for Quetta. The Pashtoon Lashker also tried to stop the army but this time the Lashker's troops were tired and less in number. Many of them were killed and the remaining went to Ziarat, Zhob and Quetta to reshape the resistance. Then in March, 1839 the British army entered Quetta leaving Loralai and Ziarat untouched. Invading Quetta, the English army at once moved towards Kandahar facing no major resistance till they reached the Kandahar area.