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An historic battlefield, famous for the accounts given from the frontline by a young Sir Winston Churchill is to be opened to tourists.

People looking for something different while taking a holiday in Pakistan will soon be able to visit the site in Malakand.

A fierce battle between 1,000 British-led Sikh fighters and 10,000 Pathan tribesmen, led by the Mad Mullah of Malakand, captured the British public's imagination thanks to the first-hand accounts of a 23-year-old Sir Winston Churchill.

His words were printed in the Daily Telegraph back in 1897 and since Britain's victory the site has remained under tight military control.

Now the government in Pakistan is considering opening the historic site, to allow tourists the chance to see the historic site for themselves.

'We are seeking funding for the project from foreign governments,' an official from Pakistan's tourism ministry told the Daily Telegraph.

'It is hoped that we can use some of the finance to restore some of the historic buildings.'

Among the buildings of particular interest is a hilltop fortification which went on to be named Churchill's Picket.

The spot is said to be where the young Winston Churchill was very nearly killed during battle.

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