Jaibans Singh Flush with the acquisition of sophisticated military hardware from the United States of America, Pakistan, under the military dictatorship of General Ayub Khan (who styled himself as president of the country) launched a misadventure against India that culminated into a full-fledged war known in history as the Indo-Pakistan War-1965. The seventeen day war … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan War-1965: Battle of Asal Uttar
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Tank Battle at Khem Karan
Major General Syed Ali Hamid In our memory of the 1965 war, the names of two places standout – Asal Uttar/Khem Karan and Chawinda. Both are associated with tank battles fought by the Pakistan Army; the first a failure but the second a great success. The failure of the counteroffensive launched from the area of Khem Karan was primarily due to the manner in which the … [Read more...] about Tank Battle at Khem Karan
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