Did Indian troops capture Lahore in 1965 war with Pakistan?

No. Thank you for request!! This month will complete 51 years of India-Pakistan 1965 war. The war happened in between 1 Sep 1965 to 22 Sep 1965. why Indian troops didn't captured Lahore? * Feb 1965 ——- Before the war start. read more

The Indian troops reached the outskirts of Lahore but they never entered Lahore per se. The Indian Army captured a large chunk of Pakistani territory. The Pakistanis did not even come to know till the BBC aired that the Indian troops could be enjoying their drinks at the Gymkhana Club,Lahore. read more

Indian army had gained 1840 square km territory of Pakistan including area in POK, districts of lahore and sailkot. This war was started by the Pakistan as the Ayub Khan government thought that Indian armed forces would be too weak to defend their nation as India had suffered numerous losses in 1962 Sino-Indian war.Pakistan initiated this conflict with operation Gibraltar. read more

Pakistan's 10 and 11 Divisions, which were deployed in the sector, began a series of rather confused delaying actions, and by the end of the first day the Indian infantry, backed by heavy armoured troops, were within striking distance of Lahore city. Some advance Indian units managed to capture Ichhogil canal on 6 September but soon withdrew, since support and reinforcements were not expected to reach any time soon. read more