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  1. Nov 16, 2023 · At the time of India’s independence in 1947, Sam Manekshaw and Yahya Khan, the future Army Chief and Military dictator of Pakistan, served together in the British Army. Sam Manekshaw owned a red James motorcycle which Yahya Khan fancied.

  2. Jan 29, 2024 · Sam Manekshaw and Yahya Khan, two military leaders from India and Pakistan, shared a complex relationship shaped by the turbulent times of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan.

  3. From 1945 to 1946, Manekshaw and Yahya Khan were two of the staff officers of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. Manekshaw was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 4 February 1947, and on his return from Australia was appointed a Grade 1 General Staff Officer (GSO1) in the Military Operations (MO) Directorate.

  4. Jul 6, 2008 · At the time of partition Major Manekshaw and Major Yahya Khan were together on the staff of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. Sam owned a red James motorcycle which Yahya had always had...

  5. Jan 30, 2024 · At the time of Independence and the birth of Pakistan, Sam Manekshaw was a Lieutenant Colonel and Yahya Khan a major. Manekshaw owned a red motorcycle and Yahya Khan had his eyes on it, according to a column written by Pakistani author and columnist Ardeshir Cowasjee.

  6. Jan 23, 2024 · Sam Manekshaw and Yahya Khan were friends. Yes! you heard it right. General Manekshaw and Yahya Khan were colleagues at the military operations directorate of the British Empire. However, when Pakistan was made, Yahya Khan shifted to the Islamic nation and became part of the Pakistani Army.

  7. Yahya Khan had an eye on Sam Manekshaw's red motorcycle and wanted to own the bike before leaving for Karachi after the creation of Pakistan.

  8. Nov 30, 2023 · Pakistani ruler during 1971 war, General Yahya Khan, and India's General Sam Manekshaw were colleagues at military operations directorate of British Indian Army before partition. On August 13, 1947, General Yahya Khan who became Pakistan's ruler during 1971 war had promised to pay ₹1000 for Manekshaw's James Motorcycle.

  9. Apr 3, 2018 · A story few people know is that, at the time of the Partition, Manekshaw and Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (the third President of Pakistan) used to work together on the staff of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck.

  10. Jun 27, 2016 · At the time of the partition, Manekshaw and Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan were together on the staff of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, helping with the extra administrative duties that the ...