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On 20th Aug'47,Sikh officer,Major O S Kalawat,stumbled upon Pakistan Army’s malicious & meticulous plan to illegally annex the princely state of J&K.The plan,called Operation Gulmarg,was to invade J&K using Pashtun tribal warriors armed & led by Pakistani army officers #22OCT1947 
Operation Gulmarg entailed recruitment of 1000s of Pashtun tribesmen who were armed at the brigade headquarters at Bannu, Wanna, Peshawar, Kohat, Thall and Nowshera & were then transferred to the Abottabad launchpad. The D-day to attack Jammu & Kashmir was 22nd Oct’ 47 #22OCT1947
This plan was detailed in a telegram marked "Personal/Top Secret" addressed to Brigadier C P Murray from Pakistan Army's Commander in Chief,General Messervy,another British officer.Major Kalawat serving at HQ Bannu as Brigade Major under Brigadier Murray chanced upon the letter
