This account of the Battle of Rohiwal on 6th September 1965 comes form the personal account of Birgadier Syed Shirazie. At the time he was a Lt Colonel, 
commanding an infantry battalion,7 Punjab Regiment. His account is in Italics.
‘Now it can be told- the courage . doggedness, determination and dauntless spirit of the defenders of pakistan….. To understand how the Indians with marked superiority in personnel, arms and equipment were checked and then driven back, one has to understand the remarkable fighting of the Pakistani soldier. It was his spirit and his faith combined with years of relentless training and sound motivation.’
Lt Colonel Syed Shirazies men had to defend a position close to the Indian border near the village of Rohiwal. On 6 September Indian troops attacked the Pakistani positions without warning and quickly established themselves on high ground. There they were pinned down by 7 Punjab Regiment until 4 tanks were sent to assist them. Lt Colonel Syed Shirazie tool possession of an anti-tank gun and ‘taking aim and uttering a prayer, I pressed the trigger. The shot hit and the tank on its side and the demand tank slipped back.The other three tanks then withdrew.’
However, on other parts of the front the Indian forces threatened to take control. So Lt Colonel Syed Shirazie was ordered by one of his generals to march his men almost 4000 yards to launch a secret attach on the Indian forces which were consolidating’ their position without even a thought that a dashing band of Pakistani soldiers, one fourth of their strength was about to fall on them in one bold and mighty swoop.'( The Pakistani force managed to advance almost two miles) ‘without being spotted until they were right upon the enemy.’
With full- throat-ed war cried and fixed bayonets the gallant men charged at the running enemy , who became so unnerved and panicky that no resistance or fight was left in them. They could think of only one thing and that was to make a hasty retreat…. The whole area was strewn with torn and shattered corpses of the Indian invaders.’
‘Unbelievable as it sounds, there was not even one casualty on our side during this action. We captured one Indian Major and seven other prisoners beside a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and equipment. The Indian Major said that the great strength of the attacking force had given his men no chance whatsoever. When i told him that attacking force was just one rifle company, he would not believe it.’
Lt Colonel Syed Shirazie was rightly proud of the work of his men that day. As he concluded in his report:
‘The morning of 6th September would remain memorable i the history of the battalion. From the moment the first shot was fired by my troops there was a single thought guiding all out efforts and energies- we were resolved to defend every inch of the beloved and sacred soil of pakistan. The success of the battalion on the battlefield was only due to the willingness of every individual in the unit to lay down his life for his country. With such officers and men no enemy can hope to transgress Pakistan’s frontiers with impunity.’
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