- The movement was officially known as Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God). - Members wore distinctive red uniforms, which led to the popular name "Red Shirts". - It was a non-violent Pashtun resistance movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) against British rule. - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, was known as "Frontier Gandhi" for his commitment to non-violence.
What was the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against British?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Other Civil Uprisings (Wahabi Movement)
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