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-| map_caption       = Location of [[Akhnoor]] within [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] {{small|(present-day borders)}}
+| map_caption       = Captured Indian AMX-13 tanks being used by the Pakistan Army after the Battle of Chumb
 | coordinates       = {{coord|32.87|N|74.73|E|display=inline,title}}
-| result            = Pakistani failure<ref>{{harvp|Bajwa, From Kutch to Tashkent|2013|p=159}}: "Despite its bold objectives and initial success, Grand Slam failed in both its military and its political objectives. Militarily, Grand Slam was to result in the capture of the vital town of Akhnur which was a clear and stated objective of the operation, the only question mark being what troops of the 12 Division would do next...Politically, too, Grand Slam failed in its primary objective; the application of military force inside ICK had failed to convince either the Indian government or the international community that it was time for India to accept arbitration or a plebiscite in Kashmir to resolve the issue once and for all.'"</ref>
+| result            = Aborted<br>
+* Rapid progress made by Pakistan initially (<small>see Battle of Chumb</small>)
+* Operational failure, aborted after launch of [[Lahore Front]]<ref>{{harvp|Bajwa, From Kutch to Tashkent|2013|p=159}}: "Despite its bold objectives and initial success, Grand Slam failed in both its military and its political objectives. Militarily, Grand Slam was to result in the capture of the vital town of Akhnur which was a clear and stated objective of the operation, the only question mark being what troops of the 12 Division would do next...Politically, too, Grand Slam failed in its primary objective; the application of military force inside ICK had failed to convince either the Indian government or the international community that it was time for India to accept arbitration or a plebiscite in Kashmir to resolve the issue once and for all.'"</ref>
 | combatant1        = {{flag|Pakistan}}
 | combatant2        = {{flag|India}}
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 | casualties1       = Unknown
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+|Image=File:Captured Indian AMX-13 Squadron (Chamb 1965).jpg|Place=Chamb−[[Jourian]]−[[Akhnoor]] sector, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]{{efn|Chamb is now located in Pakistani-administered [[Azad Kashmir|Azad Jammu and Kashmir]] following Pakistan's seizure of the town in the [[Battle of Chamb]] in 1971; Jourian and Akhnoor remain under Indian control.}}|Territory=Pakistan captures 190 square miles (492 square kilometers) of territory}}
 {{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani War of 1965}}