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The fight has not left Cavalry Khandan of Jhunjhunu

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Nuah Village (Jhunjhunu District), RAJASHTAN :

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Jaipur :

Eighty five-year-old Muraad Ali Khan, a native of Nuan village in  Jhunjhunu district of the state, gets all animated whenever trouble starts brewing on the border.

His family, popularly known as ‘Cavalry Khandan’ (Cavalry family), and his six cousins had participated in India-Pakistan wars in 1965 and 1971. Though all his cousins died over the past three years following old-age problems, Ali is an active participant in the ongoing discussions and debates on deteriorating Indo-Pak relations.

Some hours after the Indian Army carried out the surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), 10 days after the Uri outrage, TOI spoke to Ali for his reactions to the conflict.

Not surprisingly, Ali, who has been following developments through television and newspapers like the rest of the country, was happy and congratulated the government of India and Army. “I must congratulate our forces for the act. I think our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tactics to isolate Pakistan is yielding results and the cancellation of the SAARC summit is proof fir it,” Ali said on Thursday.

His cousins — Captain Mohammed Ayub Khan, Captain Gaus Mohammed Khan, Captain Mohammed Sadiq Khan, Captain Yusuf Khan and Captain Gulaam Sarvar — had served the Indian Army in the 1965 and 1971 wars against Pakistan in various capacities.

He is the only surviving member of the ‘Cavalary Khandan’ who had served the Indian Army as a subedaar.

Captain Ayub was a Union minister who died on September 16 following a massive cardiac arrest. He was 85 and a recipient of Vir Chakra for his acts of valour during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. Ali’s village Nuan has at least one member from every family serving in the Army in various capacities.

“My opinion of the ongoing scenario is that India should isolate Pakistan financially, diplomatically and should continue with these surgical operations. They don’t deserve any mercy,” he added. In between, he wanted to know the number of casualties in surgical operations carried out by India. “Humari fauj Pakistan ki harqaton ka maqool jawab de sakti hai (Our Army can give appropriate answer to Pakistan). Humare sabr ka imtihaan na le Pakistan (Pakistan should avoid testing our patience),” he added.

Mohammed Shariq Khan, son of late Captain Sadiq Khan, who works as a teacher, said, “Whenever he (Ali) gets news of an army man being martyred, he gets pumped up. His blood pressure goes up. All his brothers had done a lot for the country. Our village has a good number of Qayamkhani muslims and from other communities who had fought in battles with Pakistan.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City News> Jaipur / by Ashish Mehta / TNN / September 30th, 2016

Ayub Khan: A war hero who rose to become a union minister

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Nuah Village (Jhunjhunu District) , RAJASTHAN :

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Jaipur :

A decorated soldier of the 1965 Indo-Pak war who rose to become a union minister, Capt Ayub Khan was laid to rest at his village Nuah in Jhunjhunu district with full military honours on Friday. He was born in 1932 in a Kayamkhani Muslim family of soldiers. His grandfather and father too served the Indian Army and now his cousins and their sons are continuing the family tradition.

Capt Ayub, the state’s first Muslim to win a Lok Sabha election and twice be a Congress MP from Jhunjhunu, was also a recipient of the Vir Chakra from President Dr S Radhakrishnan for destroying four Pakistani Patton tanks and capturing one in the Sialkot sector of J&K. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had hugged the brave soldier and remarked, “I never met the Pakistani President Gen Ayub Khan but I’m proud to meet the Indian Ayub.”

In the 1965 war, Ayub was posted in the Sialkot sector that was under Lt-General P O Dunn. The 26th Infantry Division was ordered to capture Sialkot. The 18th Cavalry’s Bravo squadron, led by Risaldar Ayub Khan, was ordered to clear the Sialkot Road from Pakistan’s occupancy. The squadron moved upfront facing enemy fire. On September 9, the squadron confronted a large column of Pakistani forces with Patton tanks.

The Pakistani tanks attempted to encircle Indian troops, so the squadron commander ordered his troops to turn about and check the enemy encirclement. Ayub moved back and headed to close up with the enemy tanks that were threatening to cut off Indian troops from the rear. Ayub led from the front and destroyed four tanks before Pakistan could realize that an Indian troop had turned back to attack it.

In 1983, Ayub retired from the army and was granted the rank of Honorary Captain. Later, he joined politics and became a union minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. Ayub Khan chose to wear white kurta-pyjama and sported the black army cap of the 18th cavalry, minus the crest. At 84, Capt Ayub used to sit at home and enjoy life with his family. He was no longer active in politics, as he hated the present day caste-based politics.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Jaipur / by Prakash Bhandari / TNN / September 17th, 2016