Pakistan, Sept. 6 -- Indo-Pak War of 1965 is replete with examples of miraculous bravery and unprecedented achievements. Today, I wish to introduce another great Mujahid whose victories enabled Pakistan to regain its lost territories of Lahore/Sialkot sectors and Azad Kashmir at the time of the UN-mandated ceasefire. At the onset of Operation Gibraltar, ten independent forces were launched in Occupied Kashmir in the first week of August 1965.

Unfortunately, nine of those forces could not sustain the pressure of the Indian Army and retreated after suffering heavy causalities, in the second week. It was only the Ghaznavi force under Major Munawar Khan Awan, which, from the very outset, gained dominance over the Indian Army. On August 5, 19...