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Issue Date: September 15, 1965

Indian-Pakistani War: Fighting Continues September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11-13 September 14

New air and ground clashes were reported between Indian and Pakistani forces in East . But the principle fighting September 8-14 continued to be centered in the western regions, where Indian troops made new incursions into West Pakistan.

In addition to fighting around (West Pakistan capital), where they had launched an offensive September 6, Indian troops in 2 separate drives September 8 crossed into Pakistani territory and (a) advanced toward to the north and (b) captured the city of Gadra in southern Pakistan about 5 miles from the border.

Pakistan claimed September 9 that its forces that day had advanced into Indian territory at 2 points--near the Pakistani cities of Wagah (directly east of Lahore) and Kasur (south of Lahore).

Air raids on Indian and Pakistani cities in the immediate vicinity of the front and elsewhere were also reported.

The exact progress of the conflict, however, was obscured by conflicting claims and counter-claims, by the imposition of press censorship by Pakistan and news restrictions by (both moves announced September 13) and by the barring of foreign newsmen from the battle scene. Only India issued reports on casualties. A New Delhi spokesman reported September 15 that since the fighting had erupted August 6 India had captured 34 Pakistani tanks, had destroyed 250 Pakistani tanks and had destroyed 55 Pakistani planes; Indian tank losses were put at 50-60. The spokesman said that 1,847 Pakistani soldiers had been killed and 320 captured between August 6 and September 13 and that 612 Indian soldiers had been slain.

Among developments reported by Indian and Pakistani sources:

September 8

Indian Defense Minister Y. B. Chavan, reporting to Parliament on that day's capture of Gadra and the drive toward Sialkot, said: "Our action is limited to making Pakistan realize that we will not tolerate any interference with the territorial integrity of India of which is a part." Chavan confirmed that Pakistani warships had bombarded the port of Dwarka, at the extreme tip of India's west coast. Pakistan claimed it had destroyed " installations" at the port, used as a base for direct air attacks on Pakistan. India denied the presence of military installations at Dwarka.

India reported that Pakistani planes had attacked Ferozepore, on the border, 200 miles northwest of New Delhi, and the Halwara airport, 180 miles northwest of the Indian capital.

Pakistan denied its paratroopers had dropped in State in India during the previous 2 days. India claimed that 56 paratroopers had been rounded up in the area north of New Delhi.

September 9

In announcing Pakistani advances into Indian territory near Wagah, Pakistan also claimed that other units had pushed back Indian soldiers in the Lahore sector. India denied that its forces had suffered a setback around Lahore.

Pakistan announced air attacks on India's Punjab region and on India's base at Jodhpur.

India said its planes had bombed for the 7th time in 3 days.

September 10

In the first report of serious fighting in the eastern border regions, India said that its troops and police had gone into action against "hundreds of armed paratroopers" who had been dropped at "several places between Gauhati and Shillong" in the state of bordering . Authorities in India's other state bordering East Pakistan, West , said that Pakistani paratroopers had dropped in the Coochebar district and that the village district of Citaldaka had been subjected to intermittent ground fire for the previous 3 days. India reported that 2 of its planes had been destroyed by a Pakistani air attack on a West Bengal airfield and that one enemy plane was downed.

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September 11-13

Sharp but inconclusive fighting raged near Sialkot. Pakistan claimed September 12 that thus far its forces had knocked out 45 Indian tanks in the battle and that 350 Indian soldiers had surrendered that day. India reported similar successes in the Sialkot sector, claiming its forces had destroyed 40 Pakistani tanks and captured 13 "in addition to 12 destroyed and 15 captured yesterday." India reported September 13 that its forces were 3,000 yards from Sialkot.

September 14

Fighting was confined largely to air activity.

An Indian communique said that Pakistani lets had raided Barrackpore, near Calcutta, and that 4 other jets had bombed a civil airport at Argatala, Tribpura State and had killed "some civilians." Other Indian targets reported hit by Pakistani planes: Jodphur, Gurdaspur, north of Amritsar in the Punjab.

India said its planes had bombed bridges across the Kagri canal, 6 miles east of Lahore and Pakistani airfields at and Kohat. [See 1965 Indian-Pakistani War: Kashmir Clashes Spread] © 2011 Facts On File News Services

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