During the 1965 India-Pakistan War, Flight Lieutenant KC Cariappa's plane was shot down and he was held captive by Pakistani army. His father, General KM Cariappa (later a Field Marshal), turned down ...

The 1965 Indo-Pak War saw the biggest tank battle since World War II. Indian Army Havildar Abdul Hamid drove around in a jeep, mounted with a recoilless gun, through sugarcane fields, destroying ...

Abdul Hamid’s bravery in the 1965 war made him a national hero, but decades later, his legacy faces an unexpected battle. A school renovation in his village removed his name, sparking outrage ...

On September 10, 1965, Abdul Hamid destroyed three Pakistani tanks in Cheema village in the Khem Karan sector with a recoilless gun mounted on a Jeep. He was killed in tank fire from the fourth ...

The losses, however, could not hide the fact that IAF’s attack on Sargodha significantly reduced the PAF’s capability to assist the Pakistani land forces effectively, thus significantly determining ...

The losses, however, could not hide the fact that IAF’s attack on Sargodha significantly reduced the PAF’s capability to assist the Pakistani land forces effectively, thus significantly determining ...

Guwahati: Decisive battle to capture Barki after the debacle of Khem Karan in the 1965 War and the Roopa Valley in Arunachal Pradesh set the backdrop of the memoir of veteran Olympian hockey player.

In fact, it was Pakistan’s strong moral spirit that helped them overcome India’s surprise invasion in 1965, despite India’s larger and better-equipped forces. Pakistani forces showed great courage and ...

In a symbolic victory, Pakistani forces raised the green crescent flag over Khem Karan, the largest city captured by either side during the 1965 war. The capture of Khem Karan is seen as a ...