Pour rain, dark night and daring soldiers: When India waved the Tricolor on Haji Pir Pass, why did the 'chicken neck' return?

The date was January 10, 1966. The place was Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the ancestor country of Mughals who ruled India. Here is an agreement between India and Pakistan signed. The agreement provided for the powers of India and Pakistan to return to the situation before 5 August 1965. One of the things included in this status quo determination was that the Hajipir Pass must be returned in Pakistan possession Kashmir. Later in an interview in 2002, Lieutenant General Dayal, a top officer of the Indian army, said that this pace India would give a strategic lead … it was really a mistake to return it. Let us understand the whole story of this pass, which Premier Narendra Modi has also recently described as a big mistake. It is said that an error of the Tashkent agreement signed 60 years ago India again and again wounds like Pulwama, Pahalgam. Haji Pir, who is the chicken nank of Pakistan, where is it? Defense expert Lieutenant -Colonel (RETD) JS Sodhi explains that Haji Pir Pass is located in a beautiful place in the Pir Panjal Mountains of the Himalayas. This pass connects Poonch from Jammu and Kashmir with Rawalkot of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Pok). This is the ‘chikane’ of Pakistan. The Haji Pir Pass is at an altitude of 8,652 feet of 2.637 meters. From here, the view of the Pakistan -authorized Kashmir -Valley is visible. This is the most important route to the infiltration of Pakistani terrorists in the Kashmir Valley. After the Pahalgam terror attack, there was a claim to regain this Haji Pir during the Operation Sindoor of the Indian army, which infiltrates Pakistani terrorists the Kashmir Valley. How important is the Hajipur Pass to India? According to JS Sodhi, if India has a Haji Pir pass, the Indian army can benefit strategically in many ways. If India had this pass, the road between Poonch and Uri would have descended from 282 kilometers to 56 kilometers. This would have led to a better road connection between Jammu and Kashmir Valley. It will also improve the logistics offer and trade of the army. In the 1965 battle, India captured 1,920 square kilometers in the Pakistani region, which includes mainly fertile countries in Sialkot, Lahore and Kashmir region. It also included strategically important Haji Pir Pass. Pakistan took over Haji Pir in 1948. Before the division, the highway connecting North Kashmir, ie Jammu Valley with South Kashmir, the valley, went through Haji Pir. In 1948, however, Pakistan caught Pok, including the Haji Pir Pass. This route went out of India’s hand. From this pass, India could easily reach a large part of Pok. This would make Pakistan realize its delicate situation. What was the big mistake of the Tashkent agreement? According to defensive analyst JS Sodhi, India returned its occupied land to Pakistan during the 1965 Tashkent agreement. Despite India’s strong position, he returned Haji Pir Pass to Islamabad. Since then, Pakistan has been using this pass to wound India like Pulwama and Pahalgam. Defense experts consider it a big mistake. India captured Haji Pir in 1965. Immediately after the division, in 1948, Pakistan took over about one third of Kashmir. In 1965, Pakistan once again thought about capturing the entire Kashmir. In August the same year, the president of Pakistan Ayub Khan Operation Gibraltar approved, so that a large number of guerrillas could secretly be sent to Kashmir to create instability in Kashmir and eventually capture it with the help of the Pakistanian army. The Indian army won through Operation Bakshi on August 15, 1965, and the Indian army performed Operation Bakshi and crossed the ceasefire (CFL) and captured three hills. It was decided to possess Haji Pir sheriff as it was the most important infiltration route used by Pakistan. According to Sodhi, this operation of India was very successful. This defeated Pakistan’s Operation Gibraltar. The army planned the Haji Pir Pass in 1965. During the 1965 war, the Western Army Commander Lieutenant General Harbakhsh Singh Haji Pir planned. The commission to capture the Haji Pir Pass was handed to the 68th Infantry Brigade, led by Major General SS Kalan, 19th Infantry section and Brigadier ZC Bakshi. On August 26, 1 Para battalion moved towards sunk. He had to get into a standing hill in a heavy rain. After sinking, the Indian army put the Ledwali street under pressure and captured the next day. India conquered brave Haji Pir. The Indian Army plans to catch commitori. However, Brigadier Bakshi understood that Pakistan could now notice that the Indian Haji Pir was under pressure. That’s why he made a one -time decision to visit the Haji Pir Pass directly. Brigadier Bakshi, who handes this task to Major Ranjit Singh Dayal, said that if you conquer Haji Pir, you will become a hero, but if you do not win, I will be arrested to make a one -sided decision. Major Ranjit Singh Dayal continued to walk in heavy rain all night of August 27 and took possession of the Haji Pir Pass on August 28 despite heavy barriers. Pakistan tried to take the pass on August 29, but the Indian army carries them fail.