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Under a scheme proposed in June 1965 by British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Pakistan obtained 10 %, in place of their original claim of 50 % of the territory.

But Pakistan's aggressive intentions were also focused on Kashmir.

When armed infiltrators from Pakistan began entering the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Shastri made it clear to Pakistan that force would be met with force.

29 In September 1965, major incursions of militants and Pakistani soldiers began, hoping not only to break down the government but incite a sympathetic revolt.

The revolt did not happen, and India sent its forces across the Ceasefire Line ( now Line of Control ) and threatened Pakistan by crossing the International Border near Lahore as war broke out on a general scale.

Massive tank battles occurred in the Punjab, and while the Pakistani forces made some gains, Indian forces captured the key post at Haji Pir, in Kashmir, and brought the Pakistani city of Lahore under artillery and mortar fire.