Dir campaign

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Dir campaign
Part of Dir conflict and Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes
Date 1959-1960 Location Dir state Result Pakistani/Opposition victory Overthrow of Nawab Jahan Khan
Belligerents
Pakistan Dir opposition Supported by: Swat state	Dir state Supported by:  Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Maj.M.A Beg Maj. Aslam Beg Lt Col. A O Mitha Maj. Nishat Ahmed Capt. S.M. Naeem Lt. Fakhre Alam Sharrif Khan Khosru Khan Rakhman Gul	Nawab Jahan Khan Khan of Jandool
Units involved
Pakistan Army SSG Shariff Force Rakhman Gul Force	Dir Levies  Afghan tribesmen  Afghan army (Alleged)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	200+ soldiers killed

Dir campaign refers to a conflict that took place in Dir state, originally an insurrection by locals against the rule of Nawab Jahan Khan that lead to the death of 200 soldiers of Nawab and unknown number of locals. This insurrection antagonized Pakistani government and it tried to negotiate the resignation of Nawab but no settlement was reached. This was followed by an invasion of the state by Pakistani SSG and overthrow of Nawab. It was the first deployment of SSG in a conflict.