Battle of Burki

Battle of Barki
	Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
	; Pakistani soldier engaging oncoming Indian forces at the BRB canal
Date	8–11 September 1965; (3 days)
Location	Barki, Lahore, Pakistan31°28′38″N 74°30′45″E / 31.4771°N 74.5125°E
Result	Indian victory
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Har Krishan Sibal; Lt. Col. F.S. Sondhi; Lt. Col. Satish Chandra Joshi †; Anant Singh	Maj. Raja Aziz Bhatti †; Sqn. Ldr. Sajad Haider
Units involved
Indian Army 7th Infantry Division; 48th Infantry Brigade; 65th Infantry Brigade; 5 Guards; 1 Squadron of Central India Horse; 9 Madras; 4 Sikh; 16 Punjab; 6/8 Gorkha Rifles;	Pakistan Army 10th Infantry Division; 103th Infantry Brigade; 17th Punjab Regiment; Pakistan Air Force No. 19 Squadron;
Strength
1 infantry division; 1 squadron of armor	1 infantry division; 2 Companies of 17 Punjab Regiment; 10 F-86 Sabre jets
Casualties and losses
6 Shermans damaged by mines and recoilless rifles	Unknown

The Battle of Barki (also known as Battle of Lahore (1965)) was a battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between Indian infantry and Pakistani armour units. Burki (also spelled Barki, Burkee and Barkee) is a village, that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab. For reference, that is just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal. During the battle, the strength of the two sides were relatively even. Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets. The battle resulted in an Indian victory and withdrawal of Pakistani forces towards Dograi. The Indian Army went on to capture Dograi on 21 September 1965.