There was a dispute over the Kutch region with Pakistan and fighting broke out just months before the outbreak of the Second Kashmir War.
In 1948, 3 FF fought in the Kashmir War against India.
The Chitral Bodyguards most noteworthy accomplishments were during the Kashmir War of 1947-48.
Swords were used for close combat up to and including the 1947-48 Kashmir War.
The need for a separate Headquarters in the North was felt during First Kashmir War in 1948.
During the 1948 Kashmir War with India, it served at Chakothi.
It again saw some action in the Second Kashmir War with India managing to wrest back the reminder of the Kargil area twice.
His first battlefield experience was with an artillery regiment in the intense fighting for Khemkaran sector in the Second Kashmir War.
The battery fought in the Kashmir War of 1948.
In the Second Kashmir War of 1965, B-57s flew 167 sorties, dropping over 600 tons of bombs.