The 1958 East Pakistan–India border skirmish was a border skirmish which took place in August 1958 at the
East Pakistan-India border. The fighting started after
Indian forces
The Indian Armed Forces are the armed forces, military forces of the India, Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Force ...
infiltrated into East Pakistan and captured a village.
Background
In early August 1958,
Indian forces
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crossed the international
border
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with
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...
and captured the village of
Lakshmipur
Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর , Lokkhipur) is a city and headquarter of
Lakshmipur District
Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a distric ...
after which they built an illegal
outpost in the area.
Pakistani counter-attack
On 7 August, a
company
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of
East Pakistan Rifles
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
under the command of
Major Tufail Mohammad was tasked to drive out the Indian infiltrators from the outpost. The company launched a
surprise attack
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later that night from three fronts. A fierce
Close-quarters combat
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ensued during which the Pakistani
company commander
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and his
Second-in-command
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Usage
In the British Army or Royal Marines, the second-in-command is the deputy commander of a unit, ...
were
KIA
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, however the Indian forces were flushed out leaving four dead and three
prisoners
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...
after which the village was recaptured.
See also
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2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
The 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes were a series of armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between India and Pakistan across the ''de facto'' border in the disputed Kashmir region, which is subje ...
References
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1958 in India
1958 in East Pakistan
Indo-Pakistani wars
History of East Pakistan
Conflicts in 1958