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Rawalpindi Cantonment Pakistan (Urdu: چھاؤنی راولپنڈی) is a large cantonment located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. The headquarters of the Pakistan Army , which are known as the General Headquarters (GHQ) , are located in the Rawalpindi cantonment.
According to the Cantonment Act of 2023, a new body known as the Directorate of Military Land and Cantonment is set to be formed. The main office for this directorate will be situated in either Rawalpindi or Islamabad, with additional regional offices to be established nationwide.
Westridge is a residential area in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, which dates back to 1880 when the British Army first came into this area and established its cantonment in Rawalpindi, amongst a few other Military Units it set up here. [1] Initially, a few units of Signals Battalion were established here in 1916.
Rawalpindi's Fatima Jinnah Women University is housed in a Victorian mansion. Following Rawalpindi's capture by the British East India Company, 53rd Regiment of the company army took quarters in the newly captured city. [37] The decision to man a permanent military cantonment in the city was made in 1851 by the Marquess of Dalhousie. [37]
In 1901, a small dispensary located on Hospital Road in the Rawalpindi Cantonment started operations. [2] [1] The dispensary, initially housed in the old barracks of British forces, was established to provide medical services to these residents, thus eliminating their need to travel into the city for healthcare. [2]
In addition, five Regional Deputy Directors based at Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta supervise the respective cantonment boards in their jurisdiction. The Cantonment Executive Officer Faisal Masood is the principal executive at the local level.
Lalkurti (literally red shirt; referring to British Infantry "Red coats" from colonial era), is a locality in the heart of Rawalpindi cantonment in Pakistan.Places with the same name are also found in many other garrison cities of Pakistan and India, such as Peshawar, Lahore, Kanpur, Ambala, Meerut and Delhi.
History [ edit ] In 1891, the Lansdowne Trust Rawalpindi was established by Rai Bahadur Sardar Kirpal Singh and Rai Bahadur Sardar Sujan Singh, [ 3 ] with an administrative committee including the general officer commanding, the Rawalpindi commissioner, the deputy commissioner, and trust members.