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[Phantom.]

Are you sure because I think Musharraf once mentioned in interview that his friend Bilal died in 65 war in his own arm ?

As far as i know thats him but maybe i am wrong.

 

[fatman17]

#IsolatedSeparatedVeryFewResistant
The brave sons of Pakistan giving their best against all odds Outnumbered 15:1 in East Pakistan.
My Beloved Jawans of Pakistan Army.
Looks like a 50% mixed Punjab Regiment Battalion 6, 8 or 12 Punjab. In appearance like my 10 Punjab. [emoji3577][emoji3590] https://t.co/6yK8haGNnu
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#IsolatedSeparatedVeryFewResistant
Fighting over 2000-2800 Kilometres away from West Pakistan, wading through thousands of water channels for 9 months, getting skin disease remaining in wet socks, wet boots, uniform but remaining undaunted giving their all for Pakistan. [emoji3590][emoji3577] https://t.co/RmHDgAf6Tw

 

[bhola record]

#IsolatedSeparatedVeryFewResistant
The brave sons of Pakistan giving their best against all odds Outnumbered 15:1 in East Pakistan.
My Beloved Jawans of Pakistan Army.
Looks like a 50% mixed Punjab Regiment Battalion 6, 8 or 12 Punjab. In appearance like my 10 Punjab. [emoji3577][emoji3590] https://t.co/6yK8haGNnu
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with these helmets of ww1 and such harsh circumstances they halted advance of large forces indeed brave son of soils!

 

[fatman17]

Ayub with Abdul Monem Khan; Governor of East Pakistan (1962-1969).

assassinated by the Mukti Bahini on 13ᵗʰ October 1971.
patriot for some, 'collaborator' for others. https://t.co/Lgn4OGDLMZ

 

[ghazi52]

Drigh Road Aerodrome in 1921 Karachi

 

[fatman17]

Flight Lieutenant Saeed Afzal
Sitara-e-Jurat
14 Sqn 'Tail Choppers'
4 December 1971
East Pakistan

Lynched by the Mukti Bahini upon ejection. https://t.co/b5NgHe0T2X

 

[fatman17]

On December 4, 2009, Flying Officer Minhaj ul Hassan embraced shahadat along with brother and father and other military Officers and civilians in a brutal attack of terrorist at Parade Lane Mosque #Rawalpindi during Jumma Prayers. #PAF #Pakistan https://t.co/yWcVo0QlZo

 

[fatman17]

2245 hrs
4ᵗʰ December 1971
PNS Khaibar

"in those shark infested waters, as men were bleeding and dying on the decks, with ammunition bursting all around, the ship started sinking."

struck by 2 Styx AShMs, Khaibar sank 75 nautical miles off Karachi; taking 222 men with it. https://t.co/lTWVDofcr8

 

[fatman17]

2245 hrs
4ᵗʰ December 1971
PNS Khaibar

"in those shark infested waters, as men were bleeding and dying on the decks, with ammunition bursting all around, the ship started sinking."

struck by 2 Styx AShMs, Khaibar sank 75 nautical miles off Karachi; taking 222 men with it. https://t.co/lTWVDofcr8
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Chief Petty Officer Shaban, one of the engine room artificers, who made the ultimate sacrifice when the first missile struck and blew up the boiler room.

“enemy aircraft attacked…, boiler hit, ship stopped.” - Khaibar's last message to the Maritime Headquarters. https://t.co/xDy63ih4nA

 

[fatman17]

Chief Petty Officer Shaban, one of the engine room artificers, who made the ultimate sacrifice when the first missile struck and blew up the boiler room.

“enemy aircraft attacked…, boiler hit, ship stopped.” - Khaibar's last message to the Maritime Headquarters. https://t.co/xDy63ih4nA
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Lieutenant Najam-us-Saqib Syed, one of the 9 officers who went down with the ship.

the Pakistan Navy was a small and under-funded outfit, which had no match for the Soviet tech that it's adversary possessed; heck the Naval Air Arm was raised mid-war with PIA assistance! https://t.co/Iyt8VEtUgW

 

[fatman17]

Lieutenant Najam-us-Saqib Syed, one of the 9 officers who went down with the ship.

the Pakistan Navy was a small and under-funded outfit, which had no match for the Soviet tech that it's adversary possessed; heck the Naval Air Arm was raised mid-war with PIA assistance! https://t.co/Iyt8VEtUgW
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Ayub and Iskandar Mirza did not understand the value of a Strong Navy

 

[fatman17]

Dec 4, 1971: Flight Lieutenant Javed Latif, of Pakistan Air Force, flying a Shenyang J/F-6, a Chinese copy of the Russian MiG-19, fired an American-made AIM-9 Sidewinder missile to bring down an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-7 fighter-bomber supplied by Russia. Ah the Indo-Pak wars! https://t.co/mEIv7q4z8a

 

[fatman17]

2 February 1958.

16 F-86s of the PAF perform an aerobatics display for the visiting King of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah.

Apparently setting a world record at the time for the most jets in a loop. https://t.co/whcv5VX0KO

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan Border Battles

 

[fatman17]

5 Dec 1971
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Excerpts from EAST PAKISTAN 1971-Distortions and Lies'
"...Major Muhammad Akram awarded Nishan-e-Haider posthumously .....
Source of strength and inspiration to his command, Major Akram was a mature and valorous man unruffled in the tumult of fighting..