Assessment of Losses
India and Pakistan make widely divergent claims about the damage they inflicted on each other and the amount of damage suffered by them. The following summarizes each nation's claims.
| Indian claims | Pakistani claims | Independent Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casualties | – | – | 3,000 Indian soldiers, 3,800 Pakistani soldiers |
| Combat flying effort | 4,073+ combat sorties | 2,279 combat sorties | |
| Aircraft lost | 59 IAF (official), 43 PAF. In addition, Indian sources claim that there were 13 IAF aircraft lost in accidents, and 3 Indian civilian aircraft shot down. | 19 PAF, 104 IAF | 20 PAF, Pakistan claims India rejected neutral arbitration. |
| Aerial victories | 17 + 3 (post war) | 30 | – |
| Tanks destroyed | 128 Indian tanks, 152 Pakistani tanks captured, 150 Pakistani tanks destroyed. Officially 471 Pakistani tanks destroyed and 38 captured | 165 Pakistan tanks | |
| Land area won | 1,500 mi2 (3,885 km2) of Pakistani territory | 250 mi² (648 km²) of Indian territory | India held 710 mi²(1,1840 km²) of Pakistani territory and Pakistan held 210 mi²(545 km²) of Indian territory |
Read more about this topic: Indo-Pakistani War Of 1965
Famous quotes containing the words assessment of, assessment and/or losses:
“The first year was critical to my assessment of myself as a person. It forced me to realize that, like being married, having children is not an end in itself. You don’t at last arrive at being a parent and suddenly feel satisfied and joyful. It is a constantly reopening adventure.”
—Anonymous Mother. From the Boston Women’s Health Book Collection. Quoted in The Joys of Having a Child, by Bill and Gloria Adler (1993)
“The first year was critical to my assessment of myself as a person. It forced me to realize that, like being married, having children is not an end in itself. You don’t at last arrive at being a parent and suddenly feel satisfied and joyful. It is a constantly reopening adventure.”
—Anonymous Mother. From the Boston Women’s Health Book Collection. Quoted in The Joys of Having a Child, by Bill and Gloria Adler (1993)
“Hold back thy hours, dark Night, till we have done;
The Day will come too soon.
Young maids will curse thee, if thou steal’st away
And leav’st their losses open to the day.
Stay, stay, and hide
The blushes of the bride.”
—Francis Beaumont (1584-1616)