40-424: Gomme is a surname, and may refer to: Alan Gomme-Duncan (1893–1963) Alice Gomme (1853–1938) Andor Gomme (1930–2008) Arnold Wycombe Gomme (1886–1959) George Gomme (1912–1996) (George) Laurence Gomme Bernard de Gomme See also [ edit ] Gomme (food) Gomme syrup [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
80-529: A monsoon season of heavy rainfall. Highest rainfall during 24 hours in Quetta is 113 millimetres (4.4 in) which was recorded on 17 December 2000, Highest monthly rainfall of 232.4 millimetres (9.15 in) was recorded in March 1982 which was also the year of the highest annual rainfall, 949.8 millimetres (37.39 in). In the winter, snowfall has become quite erratic (December, January and February). The city saw
120-648: A delegate to the conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in New Zealand . After the Conservatives returned to power in the 1951 general election , he asserted that there was a serious lessening in the high reputation of the House of Commons due to the "factious opposition". He good-humouredly suggested sending Hewlett Johnson , the "Red" Dean of Canterbury , to a psychiatrist when
160-504: A million people be recognised as a sign of dissatisfaction and a commission established to look at the facts and figures. When the Stone of Scone was recovered after its kidnap by Scottish nationalists, he called for a tactful response including leaving the stone in Scotland; when it was eventually returned to Westminster Abbey , he voiced his opposition. In September 1950 Gomme-Duncan was made
200-476: A part until 1747 when Ahmed Shah Durrani conquered it and made it a part of Durrani Empire . The first European visited Quetta in 1828, describing it as mud-walled fort surrounded by three hundred mud houses . In 1876, Quetta was occupied by the British and subsequently incorporated into British India . In 1856, British General John Jacob had urged his government to occupy Quetta given its strategic position on
240-751: A proposal to build a hydro-electric scheme on a particularly picturesque highland lake; he asserted that Parliament should not be led by the Electricity Commissioners in deciding which schemes to progress, and urged the government to consult the people of Scotland. He opposed the Civil Aviation Bill , arguing that it abrogated the Treaty of Union which guaranteed Scotland freedom of navigation in England. Gomme-Duncan spoke from experience in late 1946 when he opposed independence for India, contending that
280-467: A severe drought from 1999 to 2001 during which the city did not receive snowfall and below normal rains. In 2002, the city received snow after a gap of five years. In 2004 and 2005, the city received normal rains after three years without snowfall while in 2006, 2007 and 2009 the city received no snow. In 2008, it received a snowfall of 10 centimetres (4 in) in four hours on 29 January, followed on 2 February by 25.4 centimetres (10 in) in 10 hours –
320-544: A statement of confidence. Gomme-Duncan was obliged to withdraw his remarks. However his popularity did not suffer and soon after he was elected a vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee . He returned to the issue of hydroelectricity in early 1953, moving to cancel a project in Breadalbane, Perthshire. He was re-elected in the 1955 general election with a majority of 13,721 over the Scottish National Party candidate,
360-486: Is a variation of the Pashto word Kwatkōṭ , or kōta meaning "fortress". Quetta was formerly known as Shalkot ( Pashto : ښالکوټ ) Modern day Quetta was captured by Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi during his invasion of South Asia . In 1543, Mughal emperor Humayun came to Quetta en route to Safavid Persia , leaving his son and future Mughal emperor Akbar here. In 1709, the region was a part of Afghan Hotak dynasty and stayed
400-431: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alan Gomme-Duncan Colonel Sir Alan Gomme Gomme-Duncan MC FSA Scot (5 July 1893 – 13 December 1963), born Alan Gomme Duncan , was a British Army officer who served in both World Wars; he was recalled to the army at the age of 45 in advance of Second World War . In a brief break in his career he was Inspector of Prisons for Scotland. After
440-486: Is governed by a municipal corporation consisting of 66 ward members which elects a mayor and a deputy mayor. In addition, Quetta Development Authority is responsible for provision of municipal services for the city. Quetta is on the western side of Pakistan and is connected to the rest of the country by a network of roads, railways and its international airport close to its centre. At an altitude of 1,605 metres (5,266 feet) above sea level, Quetta International Airport
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#1732859136779480-576: Is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it and the large variety of fresh and dried fruits produced there. Located in northern Balochistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the road across to Kandahar , Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city is near the Bolan Pass , which was on a major gateway from Central Asia to South Asia . The name Quetta
520-528: Is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan . It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan , with an estimated population of over 1.5 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 feet) above sea level, making it Pakistan's highest altitude major city. The city
560-479: Is the second highest airport in Pakistan. Pakistan International Airlines has regular flights to and from the other major cities of Pakistan including Islamabad , Gwadar , Karachi , Lahore and Peshawar . Quetta Railway Station is one of the highest railway stations in Pakistan at 1,676 metres (5,499 feet) above sea level. The railway track was laid in the 1890s during the British era to link Quetta with rest of
600-564: The 1950 general election , Gomme-Duncan's constituency was subjected to boundary changes and renamed Perth and East Perthshire . Gomme-Duncan increased his majority to 13,144, although the constituency saw the Scottish National Party obtain its highest vote of that election. Gomme-Duncan was gratified by the overall electoral failure of the SNP but urged that the signing of the Covenant by
640-952: The 1959 general election . In Scotland, Gomme-Duncan held several positions of honour, including membership of the Royal Company of Archers (the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland); he was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland . Gomme-Duncan was president of the Perthshire Musical Festival Association and vice-president of Perthshire Agricultural Society and of the Boy Scouts in Perth District. Quetta Quetta ( / ˈ k w ɛ t ə / ; Urdu : کوئٹہ , ko'eṭa , [ˈkweːʈə] , Pashto : کوټه )
680-466: The 2014 National Women Championship . The major football ground is Ayub National Stadium , a multipurpose stadium also used for athletics. Other football grounds include Qayyum Papa Stadium and Sadiq Shaheed Stadium . Bugti Stadium is the home of Balochistan cricket team , a first-class cricket team which competes in domestic tournaments, and the Quetta-based team Quetta Gladiators compete in
720-652: The BBC to Egypt contained "complete nonsense" in presenting the British case. After the invasion, he supported a motion critical of United States policy towards Suez for endangering the Atlantic alliance. He was appointed a Senior Grand Deacon in the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons in April 1956. At the beginning of 1957, just after Sir Anthony Eden resigned as prime minister, Gomme-Duncan announced that he would retire at
760-604: The Congress Party consisted of "moneylenders and landlords" who did not recognise their responsibilities to the peasants, while the British were the only people for 200 years who protected the "toiling masses". He also defended the landlord and tenant system in Scotland. He succeeded in May 1948 in getting a pledge from Secretary of State for War Emanuel Shinwell that the Highland regiments would once again be supplied with kilts . He
800-594: The Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were the champion of the PSL 2019 . Boxing is highly popular as well. Muhammad Waseem is a professional boxer from Quetta. In Body Building Nisar Ahmed Khilji has Mr. Balochistan and Mr. Pakistan Titles and Pakistan representation in International Body Building Contests. In hockey, Quetta has produced Zeeshan Ashraf and Shakeel Abbasi , who were members of
840-400: The Pakistan's national hockey team . Local facilities were created in the city for mountain climbing and caving as well as water sports. Hayatullah Khan Durrani ( Pride of Performance ) is the chief executive of Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy, Balochistan's first and only Rowing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, rough swimming and boating academy where all such facilities provide free to
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#1732859136779880-627: The River Indus . Quetta serves as the learning centre for the Balochistan province. The city has a number of government and private colleges, including the following: Football is the most popular sport among the people of Quetta. The city has produced notable footballers for the Pakistan national football team including Abdul Wahid Durrani , Qayyum Changezi , Ayub Dar , Mohammad Ali , and Rajab Ali Hazara . Main football clubs from Quetta include Baloch Quetta . Balochistan United WFC won
920-407: The surname Gomme . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gomme&oldid=1023829733 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
960-431: The 12–18 °C (54–64 °F) range. Winter starts in late November and ends in late February with average temperatures near 4–5 °C (39–41 °F). The lowest temperature in Quetta is −18.3 °C (−0.9 °F) which was recorded on 8 January 1970. Spring starts in early March and ends in mid-May with average temperatures close to 15 °C (59 °F). Unlike more easterly parts of Pakistan, Quetta does not have
1000-786: The Black Watch. In 1941 he was attached to the Royal Air Force , and in 1942 he became assistant adjutant-general at the War Office. Preparing for the invasion of France, Gomme-Duncan commanded 101 Reinforcement Group within 21 Army Group from 1943 to 1944; he went across to France with the Second Army , where he held a command in Normandy and also served in Belgium and the Netherlands. He finally left
1040-519: The Dean circulated Communist propaganda. Gomme-Duncan ran into controversy in late 1952, when he claimed that the chairman of British European Airways , Lord Douglas of Kirtleside , had made a political speech to BEA workers claiming that a Labour government would increase their wages. Lord Douglas denied making any such speech and the Minister of Civil Aviation Alan Lennox-Boyd accepted his denial and issued
1080-564: The army, as a colonel , in 1945. For the 1945 general election , Gomme-Duncan was chosen as the Unionist Party candidate for Perth , which included his home at Bridge of Earn, and where the sitting member was retiring. Gomme-Duncan easily won election to the House of Commons , obtaining a majority of 10,867. In November 1945 Gomme-Duncan seconded a motion calling on the Government to withdraw
1120-614: The beginning of January 1917, while holding the rank of lieutenant (and temporary Captain ), he was awarded the Military Cross . He was later transferred to the Black Watch for whom he served in Germany after the armistice and into 1919. During the war, Duncan was twice Mentioned in Despatches , and was also wounded in action. He ended the war with the substantive rank of captain. After
1160-415: The city's heaviest snowfall in a decade. During the winter of 2010, it received no snow and saw below normal rains due to the presence of El-Nino over Pakistan. According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan , the population of the city was a total of 1,565,546. This makes it the largest city in Balochistan province and one of the major cities of Pakistan. Quetta is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in
1200-405: The country. The city has a Pashtun plurality followed by Balochs , Hazaras , Brahui , Punjabis and Muhajir people . Urdu being the national language is used and understood by all the residents and serves as a lingua franca . According to Reuters and the BBC , there are as many as 500,000-600,000 Hazaras living in Quetta and its surrounding areas. At the local level, the city
1240-402: The country. The extensive network of Pakistan Railways connects Quetta to Karachi in the south, by a 863 km (536 mi) track, Lahore in the northeast (1,170 km or 727 miles) and Peshawar further northeast (1,587 km or 986 miles). A metalled road runs alongside the railway that connects Quetta to Karachi via the nearby town of Sibi to Jacobabad and Rohri in the plain of
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1280-740: The end of the Parliament. Given the high political tension, the chairman of the Perth and East Perthshire Unionist Association stressed that there was no connection between the two events, and when Gomme-Duncan next spoke it was to attack the Labour MP Edith Summerskill for remarks which Gomme-Duncan asserted had disparaged British troops. He got into a shouting match with the Labour spokesman George Brown who defended Summerskill and disputed that she had made any such remarks. Gomme-Duncan duly retired at
1320-485: The end of the war, Duncan formed a business partnership with his father, who was a produce broker in the City of London . He married Mary Bourne on 2 April 1919 at Leavesden, Hertfordshire . However, Duncan, still an officer in the Black Watch, was posted to India later in 1919; he decided to remain in the army and not to pursue his business, and so the partnership with his father was dissolved on 1 July 1921. In India, Duncan
1360-598: The liberation of Europe he went into politics and served for fourteen years as a Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) in Scotland, becoming known for humorous remarks combined with a lively partisanship. Alan Gomme Duncan was the only son of Alfred Edward Duncan, and was sent to Merchant Taylors' School . At the outbreak of the First World War , Duncan joined the London Scottish , serving in France and Belgium . At
1400-478: The party's former MP Dr Robert McIntyre . In the new Parliament he opposed proposals to increase the school leaving age to 16, saying it would, without qualification, be a disaster. In the 1956 New Year Honours list, Gomme-Duncan was created a Knight Bachelor "for political and public services". He was "staunchly" loyal to the Government over the Suez Crisis , complaining at the outset that some broadcasts by
1440-515: The status of a province and Quetta became a provincial capital. Quetta has a cold semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ) with a significant variation between summer and winter temperatures. Summer starts from late May and goes on until early September with average temperatures ranging from 24–26 °C (75–79 °F). The highest temperature in Quetta is 42 °C (108 °F) which was recorded on 10 July 1998. Autumn starts in mid-September and continues until mid-November with average temperatures in
1480-564: The surname of Gomme-Duncan instead of Duncan. On 1 November 1938 it was announced that Gomme-Duncan had been appointed HM Inspector of Prisons for Scotland . This was to be a brief appointment, for Gomme-Duncan was "recalled to the Colours" as a reservist in June 1939. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office . 1940 saw Gomme-Duncan placed in command of the 70th Battalion of
1520-403: The western frontier. British troops constructed the infrastructure for their establishment as a garrison town. It was reconstructed after the 1935 Quetta earthquake , which razed the city to the ground. The epicentre of the earthquake was close to the city and destroyed most of the city's infrastructure, killing an estimated 40,000 people. After the foundation of Pakistan, Balochistan acquired
1560-673: Was a critic of the Government's policy in Palestine when the British mandate was surrendered, arguing that the withdrawal of British troops had been mishandled and that the Government's orders had favoured Jews over Arabs. On 30 November Gomme-Duncan presented a petition signed by 530,000 housewives who called on the Government to provide a fuller ration of fresh and varied meat, and a larger share of unrationed meat. In addition to serious points, however, Gomme-Duncan became known for making humorous remarks in Parliament, frequently provoking laughter. At
1600-673: Was a staff officer with the Western Command in Quetta from 1923 to 1927. He returned to Britain in 1927, and was a staff officer on the Northern Command based in York from 1929 to 1933. He returned to India in 1933 for four more years with the Black Watch, before retiring from the army, with the rank of major , in 1937. He moved to Bridge of Earn in Perthshire , and in 1938 he assumed by Authority
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