Post-independence History
In 1947, the 8th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and Sikhs and Gujars were exchanged with Hindustani Muslims from units allotted to India. In January 1948, 6th Battalion was disbanded, only to be re-raised in October along with the 9th Battalion, in response of the Kashmir War with India. In 1956, the eight battalions of 8th Punjab Regiment were merged with the Baluch Regiment. Their new designations were:
- 1/8th Punjab - 1 Baluch
- 2/8th Punjab - 2 Baluch
- 3/8th Punjab - 3 Baluch
- 4/8th Punjab (Prince of Wales's Own) - 4 Baluch
- 5/8th Punjab (Burma) - 5 Baluch
- 6/8th Punjab - 13 Baluch
- 8/8th Punjab - 17 Baluch
- 9/8th Punjab - 18 Baluch
Read more about this topic: 8th Punjab Regiment
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it, and had his being there. Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)