Siege of Skardu
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The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, against the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and
A painting of Skardu Fort
The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first o
Siege of Skardu
…Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, against the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the Indian Army in the town of Skardu, during the First Kashmir War of 1947–48. The victory of pro-Pakistani forces resulted in Skardu becoming part of modern-day Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit Scouts, the British-officered…
Indian troops landing on Srinagar airfield
Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, Supreme Commander of Indian and Pakistani armed forces
Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir in military uniform
Liaquat Ali Khan, prime minister of Pakistan