Chitral District - History

History

For more details on this topic, see Chitral (princely state).

Until 1969, Chitral was a princely state, within the Malakand Agency. In 1970 Chitral was absorbed into Pakistan as the new Chitral District, until 2000 within Malakand Division.

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