"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎١‎٢‎٨] (٣١٠/٢٦٠)

Militia, though outnumbered, made a gallant
fight, killing Ilm Din, and severely wounding
another raider, both of whom, with their rifles,
were abandoned by the rest of the gang. Ilm
Din became an outlaw in a murder case at
Bannu in 1901, was the leader in the opposi
tion to the British column at Kot Shingi during
the Mahsud blockade in December 1901 (see
Journal for that month), and has since been
living in Birmal. His death removes a dan
gerous outlaw. Subsequent enquiries show
that it was this gang that raided the village of
Suliman Khel in Bannu (see last Journal).
Apart from the above-mentioned inci
dents, the state of affairs in Waziristan during
September was fairly quiet. Since his meet”
ing w r ith the Malang (see last Journal), the
Mulla Powindah has been busy endeavouring
to reconcile the differences between various
antagonistic sections of the Wazirs and
restore the property they had looted from one
another. He has not met w ith much success.
Recruitment of Mahsuds for the Militia under
the new condition of tribal guarantees is
progressing satisfactorily.
The Political Agent, Wana, when on tour
early in September among the Marwattai hills,
inspected the boundary pillars, and found that
three of them in the vicinity of the Afghan
post of Sarwara had been dug up and another
damaged. The Wazirs attribute this damage
to the Afghan khassadars.
BALUCHISTAN.
Bahram Khan who rebelled against the
authority of the Nazim of Makran (see Journal
for July) has come into Mand to ask for
pardon, and the Nazim has proceeded to the
place to settle the terms of his surrender.
Three men belonging to the Wazirani
section of the Dombki tribe were found
murdered near Deh Wazira in the Sibi district
at the end of August. The matter is under
enquiry, and tw r o Waziranis have been arrested
upon suspicion.
The pursuit party sent out after the hand
of Pathans who attacked the gangmen’s hut
at Gulistan (see last Journal) did not succeed
in coming up with the raiders before they
crossed the frontier, but arrangements are in
train for a settlement of the case, and so far
two swords, which were looted from the hut,
have been recovered.
The difference between the Miragis and
Jamotes of Kanraj (see last Journal) has
been settled.
Simla, )
The 1st Oct. 1906. ) E. H. S. CLARKE.