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5 unusual facts about Pathankot


45th Cavalry Regiment

It was reformed in 1965 and is currently stationed in Pathankot (Mamoon Cantt) India.

Battle of Basantar

The Indian Army maintained a base at Pathankot, couple of hundred miles away from Shakargarh and quickly mobilized forces to defend the region.

It was reasoned that such an offensive would also secure the Pathankot army base from any attacks from Pakistan.

Literary references to Nainital

Naini Tal had sent down her contingent with all speed; the lathering ponies of the Dalhousie Road staggered into Pathankot, taxed to the full stretch of their strength; while from cloudy Darjiling the Calcutta Mail whirled up the last straggler of the little army that was to fight a fight, in which was neither medal nor honour for the winning, against an enemy none other than "the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday."

Pathankot Public School

Pathankot Public School is a higher secondary school in the New Shastri Nagar area of Pathankot, Punjab, India.


Batala

Pathankot Airport in Pathankot, situated 70 km away from Batala is the nearest military airport.

Madhopur, Punjab

Madhopur lies on the Pathankot - Jammu national highway, NH-1A - the only road link that Jammu and Kashmir has with the rest of the country.


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