Langar

The second portion runs south-north and is called Langar or Kukush that had timber forest in the past and was jointly used by the people of Ghizer and Laspur.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

They say the Langar pastures were already 15kms inside the boundaries of Ghizer; alleging that over a passage of time the Chitral administration and some officials from the NWFP posted in Gilgit attempted to tamper with the documents about the jurisdiction of Shandur.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

As a result, Jirgas of elders and officials of both the sides were held in 1914 and 1959 to work out modalities for grazing cattle in the pasture and for using firewood and timber of the forest of Langar.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

Occasionally, however, there had been some disputes between the people of Laspur and Ghizer over the pasture of Langar which, according to the people of Northern Areas, is located 15 kilometers inside Gilgit borders.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

However, to contain the growing pace of deforestation in Langar, the Jirga decided that timber would be used for the repair or construction of the summer huts only.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

The verdict amply negated the claim that Langar pasture was located some 15km inside the boundaries of Gilgit, according to Dr Faizi.

The dispute over Shandur in Pakistan's northern areas 2008

BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902), English author, son of the Rev. Thomas Butler, and grandson of the foregoing, was born at Langar, near Bingham,

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

I have no doubt that the sketch on the back is by Butler, and represents part of the Rectory house at Langar.

The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College Cambridge Henry Festing Jones 1889

Epitaphs always fascinated him, and formerly he used to say he should like to be buried at Langar and to have on his tombstone the subject of the last of Handel's _Six Great Fugues_.

Samuel Butler: a sketch Henry Festing Jones 1889

Samuel Butler was born on the 4th December, 1835, at the Rectory, Langar, near Bingham, in Nottinghamshire.

Samuel Butler: a sketch Henry Festing Jones 1889