Munawar Pass

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Munawar Pass

Munawar Pass is a mountain pass located in Pir Panjal Range in Indian Kashmir. It lies in the north of Pir ki Gali and overlooks the town of Rajouri.^[1] Munawar Pass witnessed some of the heaviest fighting during Operation Gibraltar in 1965 and was held by a Pakistani guerrilla force under Major Munawar Awan, who had also captured Indian Army Garrison at Rajouri.^[2] Munawar and his actions became a folk tale in the area and the pass was named after him by locals, a name it retains to date. He assembled the locals, armed them and established pickets all along the Mehndar-Rajouri area, because of his intense activity with his Ghaznavi Force, a head money worth 1 lackh by Local Indian Administration was placed on him; however, he managed to escape the Indians and withdrew back into Pakistan with his force at the start of 1965 Indo–Pak war.^[3]

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↑ "Pir Panjal Range". Tourist Link. 21 April 2013.
↑ "Pir Panjal Range". IndoVacations. 3 March 2014.
↑ "Jammu and Kashmir Travel Guide". Young Bites. 24 July 2012.

[Tourist_Link-1] "Pir Panjal Range". Tourist Link. 21 April 2013.

[IndoVacations-2] "Pir Panjal Range". IndoVacations. 3 March 2014.

[Young_Bites-3] "Jammu and Kashmir Travel Guide". Young Bites. 24 July 2012.

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