1 September 1965
Operation Grand Slam
Akhtar Hussain Malik launches Operation Grand Slam and advances through the Chhamb sector toward Akhnoor.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Chhamb in Pakistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Akhtar Hussain Malik launches Operation Grand Slam and advances through the Chhamb sector toward Akhnoor.
Ayub Khan's government opens Operation Grand Slam against the Akhnoor sector after fighting expands in Kashmir.
Akhtar Hussain Malik is removed from command of Operation Grand Slam after its initial advances.
Yahya Khan takes command of Operation Grand Slam after Akhtar Hussain Malik is replaced.
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