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==Military== For administrative purposes in the Rawalpindi zone, the military areas of Murree are divided into two separate [[cantonment]]s; Murree Hills Cantonment and Murree Galis (Kalabagh) Cantonment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cantonment Boards |url=https://mlc.gov.pk/cantonment-boards |website=mlc.gov.pk |publisher=[[Military Lands and Cantonments Department]] β Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref> Murree houses the headquarters of the [[12th Infantry Division (Pakistan)|12th Infantry Division]] of the [[Pakistan Army]], several educational and training institutions, and a [[Combined Military Hospitals|combined military hospital]] established to serve Murree and adjoining garrisons. The [[Pakistan Air Force]] also maintains a base at Lower Topa, near [[Patriata]], with its own military boarding school for boys, [[PAF Public School Lower Topa]]. During the British Raj, in the hot season Murree was the headquarters of the Lieutenant General of the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]. The Commissioner of the Rawalpindi Division and the Deputy Commissioner of Rawalpindi also resided here during part of the season, for which period an Assistant Commissioner was placed in charge of the subdivision consisting of Murree Tehsil. The site was selected in 1850 almost immediately after the annexation of the province, and building operations commenced at once. In 1851 temporary accommodation was provided for a detachment of troops; and in 1853 permanent barracks were erected. The regular garrison generally consisted of two mountain batteries and one battalion of infantry.
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