Provincial and Administrative Divisions of Pakistan
Chitral is best defined as which of the following?
- A. A former princely state that was administratively merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1969, alongside Swat and Chitral
- B. The name given to the single merged province created under the One Unit Scheme from 1955 to 1970
- C. A former semi-autonomous tribal region that was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018
- D. A former princely state that acceded to Pakistan and later became a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ✓
Correct answer
D. A former princely state that acceded to Pakistan and later became a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Explanation
'Chitral' refers to a former princely state that acceded to Pakistan and later became a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.