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Revision as of 08:52, 7 May 2024 by InfoHistoric23 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Operation Qaidat was launched by the Pakistani Army in order to take control of the Qaid peak. Detecting Pakistani movements, the Indian Army initiated the Operation Vajrasakti
Background
During July , 1987 , the Indian Army 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 Pakistani army held Quaid post overlooked the areas of Bilafond La which offered the Indian Army 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 , Indian Army 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 re-named after him as the "Bana Post"
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