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Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of Gurkha Regiment with their English officers seen on guard at a picket in Waziristan.
In 1934 they were deployed in the restive Waziristan to control the resisting tribes, where they stayed until 1938. They saw and took part in action as Waziristan saw its most violent resistance against the British Indian Army under the leadership of Faqir of Ipi, a charismatic local cleric.
Gurkhas in Waziristan (c1930) ‹ The Friday Times
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Upto 60,000 regular and irregular British troops were used to track and hunt down faqir of ipi, who started guerrella warfare due to air power of British empire. He made caves in gurhwek his headquarter and hide out. Note that "khooni chowk" in Miranshah didnt earn that name due to taliban but due to massive casaulties that occured when faqir of ipi engaged british forces in heavy street fighting in the city.
The heavy deployment/use of gurkhas against frontier tribesmen was due to their origin from mountaineous region. Sikhs were also heavily used against pashtuns due to old rivalry and religous factor. Punjabi musalman were not so much preferred to be used against co-religionists.
