Defense Day Pakistan- DOMESTIC WAR HISTORY 1965 WAR 1965 War

Indian forces penetrated into Pakistani territory in the Rann of Kutch in April 1965. In a sharp and brief conflict, the Indian forces were routed. Both armies fully mobilized, with eye contact. Pakistan proposed a ceasefire, India accepted. An agreement was signed and forces disengaged. The decision of the arbitral tribunal upheld Pakistan's position.

After midnight on 5–6 September, without a formal declaration of war, the Indian Army crossed the international border and attacked the Lahore and Kasur fronts. Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force stopped the attack and inflicted heavy casualties on the aggressor. On 7 September, the only Pakistan Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader M.M. Alam, Sitara-i-Juraat, in his F-86 Saber shot down five Indian Air Force aircraft attacking the Hunter in a single raid, an unbeaten world record “On the night of 6-7 September, three teams of our special services groups were parasased. at Indian Air Force bases in Pathankot, Adampur and Halwara to neutralize them.

To relieve pressure on the Lahore front, on the night of 7/8 September, after overcoming two major water obstacles in a daring move, Pakistani armored and mechanized formations supported by artillery and the Pakistan Air Force occupied the Khem Karn area, 6 to 8 miles inside Indian territory . Important Indian positions at Sulemanki and across Rajasthan and Sindh were also captured by bold and swift attacks. On the night of 7/8 September, the Indian Army's 1st Corps launched its main effort east of Sialkot with one armored and three infantry divisions on our extended 15th Division front, screened only by the gallant 3 Frontier Force and B Company 13 Frontier Force (Reconnaissance & Support). The 24th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier General A.A Malik, Hilal-i-Juraat) was moving in the Pasrur area and on 8 September, it moved the 25th Cavalry (Lt.Col. Nisar Ahmad, Sitara-i-Juraat) to delay and disrupt the enemy sorties. As soon as the presence of the Indian 1st Armored Division was confirmed, the Pakistani Army moved forward to halt the onslaught on a 30-mile front. The largest tank battle since World War II was fought on the Chwinda front by the 6th Armored Division under the command of 24 infantry brigade groups and valiantly supported by 4 artillery corps (Brigadier General A.A.K. Choudhry, Hilal-i-Juraat). Pakistan Air Force support helped turn the tide of the battle. Before the counter-offensive of the 6th Armored Division could be launched on 22 September, the Indian appealed to the United Nations for a cease-fire. India's aggression against our international borders without a formal declaration of war cost her, besides heavy personnel, material land economic loss, 1617 square miles of territory compared to 446 square miles of our open and unprotected territory. Pakistan Army captured 20 officers, 19 junior officers and 569 other ranks.