back to 107,000 in 1951. At the 1947 Partition of India, there was a Muslim majority in Dir with small minorities of Hindus and Sikhs, many of whom left for India during partition. Flag The state flag contained several Islamic symbols and three sentences: the top writing is the Bismillah: "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful", the center one is the shahada in the Urdu language: "There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God". The bottom phrase reads "with the help of God, victory is near" in the Arabic language. The flag also had a red variant with the same drawings. See also Upper Dir District Lower Dir District References External links and Sources Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Princely states of Pakistan Princely states of India Muslim princely states of India Dir District States and territories disestablished in 1969 History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pashtun dynasties 1800s establishments in India 1969 disestablishments in Pakistan Former monarchies of Asia