The pass came into prominence in 1895 during the
Chitral Expedition, when
Pashtuns offered stout resistance to Sir
Robert Low's advance over the Malakand Pass to the relief of
Chitral. During the frontier risings of 1897, the
Swatis and other local tribes launched a determined attack on the Malakand positions. In the initial fighting at Malakand, an estimated 700 tribesmen were killed, while at the adjacent post of
Chakdara, enemy losses were estimated at 2,000. These engagements formed the opening of the Malakand Expedition later that year, famously documented by
Winston Churchill, who served as a war correspondent during the campaign. ==See also==