HARD FACTS OF INDO-PAK 1965 WAR

SOME HARD FACTS OF 1965 INDO-PAK WAR

-- By Danvir Singh, Ex Cornel, Indian Army.

Captured Pakistani Patton Tanks

History Distorted: September 06 Celebrated as Defence Day in Pakistan each year to commemorate victory in 1965 war.

Some Facts and Truth:

The 1965 Indo-Pak war saw the deadliest tank battles between the Armoured formations of these two waring nations post WWII. 

Result - Both sides claimed victory.

At the end of the war, this is what the tally looked like:

• India won 1,920 sqkm of territory; Pakistan won 540 sqkm.
• 2,862 Indian soldiers were killed; Pakistan lost 5,800 soldiers.
• India lost 97 tanks; 450 Pakistani tanks were destroyed or captured.

Battle of Haji Pir Pass, 1965 

Haji Pir Pass Under The Indian Tricolour. 

India captured the key Haji Pir Pass - "A Major ingress route for Pakistanis" - and made some big gains in Sialkot and reached the doors of Lahore in Punjab.. 

The Pakistani army managed to repulse a takeover of Lahore, made advances in the deserts of Rajasthan and came perilously close to taking over Akhnoor in the Jammu region..

Tashkent Declaration, 1966

Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Tashkent in USSR.

India and Pakistan met at Tashkent in January 1966 where they agreed to withdraw to their pre-war positions.

In my opinion India won the war on the battle field but lost it on the table. Giving away Haji Pir was the gravest mistake. 

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