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Kashmir Saga

The Black Day of October 27, 1947: Unraveling the Saga of Kashmir

In the annals of history, October 27, 1947, stands as a somber reminder of a pivotal moment that forever altered the destiny of the Kashmir region. Just two months after the hard-fought independence of Pakistan, India, in a surreptitious alliance with Lord Mountbatten, executed a move that marked a dark chapter in the Kashmir saga.

On this ominous day, tribesmen from FATA, who had strategically seized locations like Muzafarabad and Chakothi, were on the cusp of camping at Baramula on October 26. The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, had fled to Jammu, leaving the capital city, Srinagar, vulnerable to annexation.

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