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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980) was a Pakistani military officer, who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971.
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.
