06/09/2022
To those who gave their today for our tomorrow.
When is in Pakistan?
The Defence Day of Pakistan falls on September 6. This year, Pakistan will mark its 57th anniversary of Defence Day with solemnity and reverence.
The Real Story:
1). At midnight of 5/6 September, without any formal declaration of war, Indian armed forces attacked Pakistan in a surprise move. They crossed the international border and attacked the and fronts.
The Indian army was 5x bigger than Pakistan and had advanced armories and weapons gifted by America. Having such power and state-of-the-art weapons, India was highly hopeful of victory.
Their army generals bragged that they would enjoy their evening tea in Lahore and celebrate late night war-success party in Lahore’s Gymkhana club.
The surprise attack by the Indian Army in Lahore was strongly defended by the Pakistani military. The Pak Army and Pak Airforce halted the surprise Indian attack, causing heavy casualties to the assailant.
The Army’s motives for capturing Lahore were thumped, and the enemy had to face a humiliating and crushing defeat in the hands of Pakistan’s Armed Forces.
2). On September 7, Pakistan Air Force Pilot Squadron Leader M.M. Alam in his F-86 Sabre shot down five Indian Air Force plans in a single sortie, which is an unbeaten World Record!
On the same day, the Naval force, under the direction of Commodore S. M. Anwar, attacked the Indian naval radar station that was set up on the shoreline of Dwarka in India, which is roughly 320km southeast of Karachi Port. The Naval operation by Pakistan was successful.
On midnight 7/8 September, the Pak military crossed two major water obstacles in a strong push. Pakistan’s armed force bolstered by mounted guns and Air Force experts overrun the region Khem Karn, 6 to 8 miles indie Indian domain. Several critical Indian positions at , , and were captured in striking, swift attacks by the Pak Army.
3). On September 8, India launched another series of attacks on Pakistan, but this time on the city of . This was the largest tank battle since . The war continued for several days and nights, resulting in numerous losses on the two sides. At last, the Indian military was forced to withdraw from Pak soil.
Indian army rushed back to their country, leaving so many , , and other advanced armories on the Pakistani territory.
The Indo-Pak War of 1965, lasted till September 22 when both nations accepted the United Nations-mandated ceasefire.
