Talk:Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948#rfctag

The state forces of the Chitral princely state also took part in this conflict on the side of Pakistan. Both the chitral state scouts - now referred to as the Chitral scouts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_Scouts ) as well as the Chitral Bodyguard force - merged into chitral scouts since (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_Bodyguard) were sent by the Mehtar of Chitral and took part part in the conflict in the Gilgit Baltistan region.

sources:

https://thefridaytimes.com/24-Nov-2021/chitral-s-role-in-the-liberation-of-gilgit-baltistan

https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/1947-48-indo-pak-war-fall-of-gilgit-and-siege-and-fall-of-skardu.pdf (excerpt: "By the beginning of Feb, the 600 strong enemy forces, made of tribal raiders, Chitralis and nearly 80 deserters of J&K Infantry, and well equipped with modern rifles, 2” and 3” mortars, had completed all the preparations for the capture of Skardu" , "On 17 June, Col Shahzada M Mata ul Mulk, son of Mehtar of Chitral, sent a communication to Thapa through a messenger, Sepoy Amar Nath, a captured POW of 5 Jammu & Kashmir Infantry, asking him to surrender" , " 39.51.111.20 (talk) 20:10, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

{{U|Taeyab}}, in this [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indo-Pakistani_war_of_1947%E2%80%931948&diff=1278637580&oldid=1277931800 edit], you amended the Indian military deaths from 1,103 to 1,103-1,500 with no change in sourcing. Could you please explain. Cinderella157 (talk) 00:12, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

:apologies I forgot to change the source for the indian side Taeyab (talk) 05:44, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

:more neutral + reliable sources added: [https://books.google.com.pk/books/about/Encyclopedia_of_Wars.html?id=E-SUAQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Encyclopedia of Wars] and [https://books.google.com.pk/books/about/Warfare_and_Armed_Conflicts.html?id=OYCwJgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1494-2007] states that indian losses were up to 1,500 killed

:Also added to create distinction between Tribal militia deaths and Pakistani military casualties for better understanding to the readers Taeyab (talk) 05:55, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

{{edit extended-protected|Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948|answered=yes}} The image shown is from Pakistan Army website, they are not indians. Ironman993 (talk) 05:57, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:"Operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 1947-48", published by the History Division, Ministry of Defence, India, in 1987, displays this image before page 1, with the caption "The First Fly-in: Indian troops landing on Srinagar airfield".-- Toddy1 (talk) 07:18, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

::Incorrect. The images are from the following:

::Image Link: https://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/images/gallery/war/war-1948/war-1948-3.jpg

::Article Link: https://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/war-image-gallery.php

::They are from the pakistan army government website. Ironman993 (talk) 08:36, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

:::The book was published before the website. Websites often has mislabelled photographs.-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:56, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

::::You should have an even number of images from both country's, you seem to only be posting Indian only images. Ironman993 (talk) 10:08, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

:::::There is no such requirement. We post whatever images may be needed to aid the understanding the content. — Kautilya3 (talk) 10:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC) Kautilya3 (talk) 10:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC)