M A Gillani

An Old Soldier Remembers

IntroductionDuring September 1965 war, 14 Punjab was the spearhead battalion for crossing the river TAWI in the operation Grand Slam CHAMB-JAURIAN Sector. It has the honour of capturing JAURIAN and advanced on JAURIAN- AKHNUR road, reached 8 miles short of AKHNUR when in view of the Indian sudden offensive action on SIALKOT and LAHORE orders…

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An Old Soldier Remembers

IntroductionDuring Army service officers were sometimes required to perform Court Martial duties as President, Member, Prosecutor and Defending Officer whereas some unfortunate officers are arraigned to appear as accused before a count martial. During my service I also attended court martial duties as president, prosecutor, member and defending officer. During the Martial Law regime I…

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Two Startling Events of History

IntroductionWe find many events in history that can be described as curious, tragic, amusing an at times, startling. In this article I will focus upon such events about which, perhaps, some of us may not be aware of. The two occurrences are appended below. Where is Christopher Columbus buried?According to many historians Christopher Columbus was…

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