Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Senior defence analyst and former Secretary Security Fata, Brigadier (Retd), Mahmood Shah said here Tuesday that Pakistan has won the 1965 War due to national unity and heroic battlefield performance of the armed forces of the country. He said 6th September was being celebrated as defence day of Pakistan every year with national enthusiasm as on this day in 1965, India had attacked Pakistan in darkness, which was repulsed by our valiant armed forces with support of the nation.
He said 6th September reminds us of the matchless sacrifices rendered by our armed forces and unprecedented unity demonstrated by the nation that repulsed the enemy attack and safeguarded the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the homeland. Talking to media, he said the whole nation along with their valiant military forces stood up when India attacked Pakistan in darkness on September 6, 1965 without a warning or a declaration of war.
He said India’s attack was a complete violation of UN charter, all international laws, conventions and bilateral peace agreements. The eyewitness brigadier recalled that the enemy had launched attacks on West Pakistan on a wide front, from Sialkot, Lahore to Kasur aimed at to disperse Pakistani forces to achieve its nefarious objectives. But India has completely failed to achieve its aims.
He said although we were outnumbered by the Indian forces that comprises armored, artillery and infantry divisions backed by IAF, yet Pakistani forces have successfully repulsed all attacks of the India ground forces with unprecedented chivalry and indomitable courage. Brigadier Mahmood Shah said the invaders appeared to have been under the impression that they would not meet much opposition in securing their nefarious objectives including occupation of the historic city of Lahore.
He said the confident promise, which an Indian general made to his officers that he would meet them at Lahore Gymkhana Club, has not been thwarted by Pakistan armed forces. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (Nishan-i-Haider) had fought like a lion and successfully defended the strategic BRB canal near Lahore.