Harsha Kakar The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, had signed a stand-alone agreement with Pakistan on 12 Aug 1947, under which Pakistan had agreed not to unilaterally disturb the status quo and continue to treat J and K as an independent state. Conveniently it broke the agreement and launched Operation Gulmarg on 22 Oct to capture the state employing tribal militias, ex-army personnel and regular soldiers. They indulged in an orgy of looting and violence. The raiders hardly distinguished between … Continue reading Army operations to regain Kashmir