Snow Leopards of Gurez: The Prisoner and the Spy Who Exposed Pakistan's Kargil Plot

Language: English

Published by BluOne Ink Pvt. Ltd., 2026

ISBN 10: 9365471141 (ISBN 13: 9789365471144)

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In the summer of 1999, as the Kargil War raged across the Himalayas, a young Pakistani soldier was captured by an Indian Army patrol in the remote Gurez Valley. His capture exposed the true nature of the operation. The men crossing the Line of Control were not ‘mujahideen’ or ‘freedom fighters’. They were soldiers of the Pakistan Army. But the story of Kargil did not begin with gunfire. Months earlier, in a neglected sector of Kashmir, officers of the Snow Leopard Brigade faced a difficult choice. For years, both armies had vacated remote mountain posts during winter, trusting heavy snowfall, avalanches, and the unforgiving terrain to guard the frontier. Then came an unsettling warning from a deep source—fragmentary, unconfirmed, and impossible to verify. Something unusual was happening across the Line of Control. Acting on judgment rather than hard evidence, the brigade made a decision that defied convention. They reoccupied the mountain posts. Cut off by snow and with limited supplies, they endured months of bitter cold and uncertain whether. If nothing happened, their actions would invite criticism. If they were right, they might avert a crisis few saw coming. What followed was a story of courage, leadership, and institutional integrity. Long before the world heard the name Kargil, a handful of soldiers had begun a silent battle that would help determine the course of the war.…

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Title
Snow Leopards of Gurez: The Prisoner and the Spy Who Exposed Pakistan's Kargil Plot
Author
Lt Gen. D.P. Pandey & Col Ajay K. Raina
Publisher
BluOne Ink Pvt. Ltd.
Publication year
2026
Condition
New
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English

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