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1965 - IAF gun camera captures an attack at a Paki trainyard.
A burning rail engine at top & dust of bullets hitting ground clearly visible
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1965 - Mysteres of No 1 Squadron carrying out a raid on Sargodha Airfield
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Indian Soldiers flying the Tri Colour at the Hajipir Pass , 28 Aug 1965
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Indian Army Centurion Tanks rolling up dust as they blitz past the Sialkot Sector during 1965 Indo-Pak War
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The jeep that Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid used in the Indo-Pak battle of 1965, kept at the Grenadiers Regimental Centre in Jabalpur.
This single jeep and its detachment took out 11 Pattons over two days.
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Indian soldiers capture a Pakistani M36B2 Jackson in 1965 Indo-Pak War
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Punjab : Villagers hunting for the Paki paratroopers in 1965 war.
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A Centurion tank of the Indian Army enters the Pakistani town of Phillora during the 1965 war
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1965 : Prime Minister Shastri with his victorious troops
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1965 : 'Ghazis' from Pakistan rounded up by the Indian Army in the Kashmir Valley
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1965 : Paki fauj mustering Pakistan's best for a mission to 'liberate' Kashmir.
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Lt Col Sampuran Singh, MVC, VrC, CO, 19 Punjab seen with the Defence Minister, Mr YB Chavan and Maj Gen SS Kalaan, GOC, 19 Infantry Division, Uri-Haji Pir Sector, 1965
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Indian Army officers near Pakistani M4A1E6 Sherman that was destroyed by the Indian Army during the 1965 Indo-Pak War
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General Harbakhsh and General Dhillon with a captured Pak Sherman in 1965
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1965-A Pakistani officer arrives in a jeep, after the cease-fire, to seek the permission of the Indian Army to collect the dead and wounded
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1965 : Deserted by all, on the Pakistani retreat from Salian village in the Sialkot sector, Hasana Begum, 85, is helped to her cot outside her small home by an Indian soldier
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Amongst the largest tank battles post the Second World War
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Nishchay Kar Apni Jeet Karoon ..
1965: A Sikh soldier seeks blessings from his Guru before heading out to battle
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1965 : Much flaunted Paki war machines being hauled off to become doormats at Indian Army's cantonments
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Sep 1965 saw a different type of 'crop' in fields of Punjab - The 1st Armoured Division of Pakistan
God bless those who fell in the process
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1965, HajiPir : A congratulatory handshake and a pat on the back for a job well done
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1965 : A PAF Sabre that came visiting, and decided to stay!
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1965 : Gen Rajinder Singh 'Sparrow', MVC, posing with whatever was left of 1st Armored Division of Pakis.
This was the same guy who wrested Jhangar and ZojiLa from them in the 1947-48 war
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1965 : In Khem Karan, with some scrap metal from Pakistan
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1965 : A pontoon bridge destroyed by retreating Paki Forces, Ichogil Canal, East Lahore
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1965 : Near brand new Paki toys that their Brown Panted 'boys' abandoned in their rush to get away from the Indian Army.
This is a click from Bhikhiwind
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1965 : Meek surrender to the humble Punjabi farmer is all that the much vaunted Brown Pants of Pakistan could achieve in the end
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Jawans of the Dogra Regiment Raise the Tricolour at Dera Baba Nanak Bridge, 1965.
Incidentally, this it the route to Dera Saheb Kartarpur. #JustSaying
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1965 : The best the the Americans could spare; The Pride of the Paki Fauj
All of it came to a naught, thanks to the Brown Pants that drove these into battle against the Indian Army
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1965 : The Khalsas of Gobind saw yet another bunch of delusional 'Ghazis' meet their end in those holy lands
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1965 : Aftermath
Pattons, the pride of Paki Army, now mere war trophies, being hauled off to become doormats at the entrances to Indian Army Cantts
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1965 : A recce picture of PA M-48 Patton tanks in Indian territory during the Kutch faceoff, taken by Flying Officer Utpal Barbara of the No. 101 Sqdn.
A PR Vampire was used for the sortie
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1965 : Indian troops looking at a bridge, across the Ichhogil Canal, that was destroyed by the Pakistani Army as they ran away when they realized that the 'Hindu Morale' wasn't as low as they had expected!
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1965 : Many a 'Ghazi' have fallen in the Land of Five Rivers, these were just the latest ones that year
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1965 : Indian Army on the outskirts of Lahore, in front of yet another bridge destroyed by the retreating Paki Brown Pants
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A legend was born that year.
It went by the name of 'Sabre Slayer'!
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1965 - Soldiers At The Grave of CQMH Abdul Hamid, PVC (P)
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Folks, sharing some thoughts on the ceasefire with Pakistan announced last night. Let's see how it goes ..
At the outset, I will say what we have done to Pakistan is simply unimaginable. To that I will also add, Picture Abhi Baaki Hai!
Let me try and explain how ..
Very aptly named Operation Sindoor, it avenged #PahalgamTerrorAttack with brute force.
However, let me go back in time and start from the situation post-Kargil
1999 : IC 814 Hijack. We released three terrorists.
2001 : Parliament Attack. We mobilized, but didn't attack.
2002 : Kaluchak Attack. They killed 2-month old babies at point blank range. We didn't retaliate. Op Parakram continued.
2005 : Delhi Bombings. 60+ dead. No retaliation.
2006 : Mumbai Train Bombings. 200+ dead. No retaliation.
So this wannabe Khalifa of the 21st Century makes clear his preference!
In light of this, sharing a short thread on Pakistan-Turkey relationship at the very basic, people to people, level!
But let me begin with an addendum to what I wrote about Shri @RTErdogan Ji in the tweet above. While he aspires to be a modern day Khalifa, what he actually is, is a Pimp for the daughters and mothers of Turkey due to his support of Pakistan.
Let me elaborate, starting by this 👇
@RTErdogan Yes, #PakistaniPerverts was not just trending on Turkish Social Media just three years ago, it was also a widespread sentiment in the real world in Turkey, thanks to their Pakistani 'brothers' doing what they do best - Going after the womenfolk in Turkey!
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Folks, sharing some thoughts on implications of the GOI decision to hold Indus Water Treaty in Abeyance in the aftermath of the Pakistan Sponsored #PahalgamTerrorAttack.
The immediate trigger for the thread is this notification by the IRSA of Bhikharistan 👇
Here goes ..
Firstly, let me start by saying that the intent to do so by the GOI was always there, since the last decade itself.
This is a thread from almost exactly six years ago, based on the very clear and unambiguous statement by a senior minister of the GOI.
I would find it very insulting to my Motherland when people would proudly say the the Indus Water Treaty continued to be respected by India even during the wars with Pakistan.
This is purely and simply, a lack of शत्रुबोध on our side.
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Folks, sharing some data points on the traditional names of various places / rivers in the Kashmir Valley .. names that are slowly but surely being erased from our collective memories.
That, and a bit about the Kashmir Valley in the Vedic Era.
Here goes ..
During the Rig Vedic Period, Kashmir was under the SatiSar lake, created by Lord Shiv for Sati Mata. Within it resided the demon 'Jalodgar' who had a boon from Lord Brahma that he couldn't be killed while he lived in the Satisar Lake
He terrorized inhabitants in & around the lake
Fed up with his tyranny, Rishi Kashyap prayed to Lord Vishnu and with his blessings, drained out the Satisar Lake from a place that came to be known as 'Varah Mool', or the Molars of the Boar (Lord Vishnu as Varah dug up an exit for the lake)
Varah Mool is present day Baramula.
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Folks sharing some thoughts on the #PahalgamTerrorAttack. Here goes ..
To begin with, I think this visual of a newlywed couple on their honeymoon shall remain forever etched in my mind whenever this incident in particular and the name of Pakistan in general comes up.
By now we all know what happened.
Tourists were asked their religion & those who were adherents of the 'wrong' faith were killed without second thoughts by those who follow the 'correct' deen.
The first thought that came to my mind upon hearing this was the speech by Asim Munir.
Of course, with the benefit of hindsight, this was not just hot air and bluster from the Brown Panted Chief, but a 'Call to Action' to stir up the terror pot in India.
But then, I find it amusing that many of our own people were aghast upon hearing this.