India–Pakistan War: Indian forces captures the town of Burki, southeast of Lahore

 

Indo-Pak War 1965

On this day, September 11, 1965, the Indian Army captured the town of Burki, southeast of Lahore, during the 1965 India–Pakistan War. The India–Pakistan War of 1965, also known as the Second India–Pakistan War. A military war between Pakistan and India that lasted from August to September 1965. The fighting began in response to Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which aimed to smuggle troops into Jammu and Kashmir to instigate an insurgency against Indian control.

The seventeen-week conflict cost thousands of lives on both sides and included the largest armored vehicle battle and tank battle since World War II. The conflict did not end, but it embroiled the United States and the Soviet Union in a way that had a significant impact on future superpower involvement in the region.

Previously, after the partition of British India in August 1947, there were differences between Pakistan and India on many issues. Although the Kashmir War was the most visible problem dividing the two countries, there were other border conflicts, particularly on the Rann of Kutch, a desolate region of the Indian state of Gujarat. The conflict originally occurred in 1956, and resulted in India regaining control of the disputed area.