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| conflict = Operation Quaid / Vajrasakti |
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| place = ] |
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| image = Siachen Glacier map detail, from- Map India and Pakistan 1-250,000 Tile NI 43-4 Chulung (cropped).jpg |
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| territory = * Pakistan fails to capture Quaid post |
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| result = Indian Victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|India}} ] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} ] |
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The '''Operation Qaidat ''' was launched by the ] in order to take control of the Qaid peak. Detecting Pakistani movements, the ] initiated the '''Operation Vajrasakti '''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-13 |title=Op Rajeev – A Battle that broke Pakistan's adventurism on the Glacier {{!}} Cosmic Warrior |url=https://cosmicwarrior.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/op-rajiv-a-battle-that-broke-pakistans-adventurism-on-the-glacier/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713163003/https://cosmicwarrior.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/op-rajiv-a-battle-that-broke-pakistans-adventurism-on-the-glacier/ |archive-date=2015-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Baghel |first1=Ravi |last2=Nüsser |first2=Marcus |date=2015-09-01 |title=Securing the heights: The vertical dimension of the Siachen conflict between India and Pakistan in the Eastern Karakoram |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629815000347 |journal=Political Geography |volume=48 |pages=24–36 |doi=10.1016/j.polgeo.2015.05.001 |issn=0962-6298|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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During July, 1987, the ] was positioned at critical positions, seeing an opportunity the Pakistani Army achieved success by seizing the control of the Bilafond La, which was named as the Quaid post.The ] held Quaid post overlooked the areas of Bilafond La which offered the ] an advantage. On 25 June 1987, under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Chandan Nugyal, Major Varinder Singh, Naib Subedar Bana Singh and Lt. Rajiv Pande, ] launched a successful offensive and took control of the Quaid Post. Naib Subedar Bana Singh for his actions in the offensive, the Quaid post was renamed after him as the "Bana Post" <ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=Kunal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O9-bAwAAQBAJ |title=The Long Road to Siachen |date=2010 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-2704-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=Brigadier Samir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GrAAgAAQBAJ |title=NOTHING BUT! |date=2014 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-4828-1732-4 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==The Conflict== |
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For their counter offense, the ] deployed units from Pakistan Army SSG (1st and 3rd battalions) and went on to assemble a major task force at the newly constructed Khaplu garrison.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Parasar |first=Col Arun |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ3JDwAAQBAJ&q=khaplu+Garrison |title=The Three S Factor: A Memoir by SIACHEN, SRI LANKA, SOMALIA WARRIOR |date=2020-01-13 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64678-004-4 |language=en}}</ref> The Indian Army established several bunkers, trenches and posts, from where they carried out offensives against the Pakistani troops . Captain Iqbal was in charge providing necessary assistance to the Pakistani troops . Upon demand, Iqbal with his platoon marched from the frontline inflicting damage to the opposition and climbed the high steeps of Siachen with a gun, upon reaching the Indian posts he was killed by the Indian forces .<ref>{{Cite web |title=GPSRR - Global Pakistan Studies Research Review |url=https://gpsrrjournal.com/fulltext/Siachin-Dilemma-Strategic-Importance-and-the-way-forward-for-India-and-Pakistan |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=gpsrrjournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://hilal.gov.pk/view-article.php?i=6927}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anniversary Of Capt Muammad Iqbal Shaheed (HJ) To Be Observed On Sept 6 |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/anniversary-of-capt-muammad-iqbal-shaheed-hj-1020691.html |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}}</ref> However, the offensive was replused by the Indian Army .<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-02 |title=The fight for Siachen - The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/368394/the-fight-for-siachen/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702235210/http://tribune.com.pk/story/368394/the-fight-for-siachen/ |archive-date=2015-07-02 }}</ref> |
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