RAIDERS IN KASHMIR

Due to its explosive admissions which strike at the foundation of Pakistan’s claims in the United Nations, the book Raiders in Kashmir written by Major General Akbar Khan, was banned in Pakistan and went out of print before being republished in India a few years ago. Major General Khan has discussed the raid of 22 October 1947 as the first example of the use of camouflage and deniability, and has gone on to become the Pakistan Army’s mainstay against India in the decades since then. This book highlights the Pakistani State’s foray into attacking India, beginning shortly after Independence.

The book consisting of twenty chapters reveals how the so called “tribesman” who marched to “liberate” Kashmir on the fateful day of 22 October 1947 were nothing but Pakistan Army regulars in disguise and the “raid” was a covert operation conceived by the Pakistan Army against the Indian State to internationalise the “Kashmir issue”. The raid of 22 October 1947 is the first example of the use of camouflage and deniability, that has gone on to become the Pakistan Army’s mainstay against India in the decades ever since.

As world attention is once again focussed on the Pakistan Army’s use of terror proxies and groups in its fight with India, this book graphically illustrates the perfidy that characterised the Pakistan Army at that time, which has remained a part of its doctrine with India.

The Hindi translation of this book (कश्मीर के हमलावर) was also published in 2024 and available now,