Following a raid by a group of tribesmen from Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province, the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir acceded to the Union of India on October 26, 1947. Pakistan objected to this decision. This led to first India-Pakistan war on Kashmir and the subsequent conflict that lingers till date. These fourteen pictures capture the scene of war
1. The Pakhtun tribal raiders | TheDispatch.In
2. Chaos at Palladium Srinagar as news of tribal raid spread | TheDispatch.In
3. Baramulla plundered by raiders | TheDispatch.In
4. Jammu Muslim refuges in Peshawar | TheDispatch.In
5. Maharaja Hari Singh after accession | TheDispatch.In
6. The Indian Army arrives in Srinagar | TheDispatch.In
7. A Dakotas in Poonch | TheDispatch.In
8. National Conference organises militia to fight raiders
9. A scene from theatre of live battle | TheDispatch.In
9. Maj Somnath Sharma who fought valliantly to protest Srinagar airport | TheDispatch.In
10. English officials and families leave Srinagar | TheDispatch.In
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