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* The '''Frontier Force Regimental Center''' and the '''Baluch Regimental Center''' are both in Abbottabad, too, but out of bounds for all civilians.
* The '''Army School of Music''' (established late 19th century originally) is the Pakistan Army's central musical school/institute, where most of its army bands and musicians are trained. The famous 'PIFFERS' bagpipers, who still wear many old Highland tartans and play the Highlanders' bagpipes<ref>In fact, are also Pakistan is now the leading commercial producer of the highland bagpipes, at [[Sialkot]], in Punjab; See [http://www.npr.org/2012/07/26/157356034/in-pakistan-sounds-of-a-different-kin-of-drone Introduction to Pakistan's bagpipes manufacture in Sialkot] </ref>, were originally trained here for a considerable timesince the late 19th century, after a tough selection process from all PIFFER regiment battalions. These are the pipers who even go and win awards at the Edinburgh tattoo and other Highland games in Scotland. The Frontier Force/PIFFERS PIFFERs retain their connections with the Scottish regiments. However, the Pakistan Army School of Music was first set up after Partition (1947) at Cherat, near [[Peshawar]], but then shifted to Abbottabad and amalgamated with the PIFFERs band, in 1956. Since then, the School has developed a great deal. Again, permission has to be obtained ''a priori'' to visit the School of Music, but it's a truly fascinating experience.[http://kremlin-military-tattoo.ru/en/participants/Pakistan/detail.php?ID=1061 A Note on the Pakistan Army Band at the Kremlin, Russia, 2011] .
==Near Abbottabad==
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