A judge’s war : Justice Salahuddin remembers 1965 war in Lahore as a judge
1965 Indo-Pak War: A judge remembers Justice Salahuddin Mirza (Retd) recounts his memories of 1965 Indo-Pak war, as narrated to Parvez Mahmood. I was studying in matriculation in Hyderabad Deccan in Sep 1948 when India took over the state through police action. I immediately migrated to Karachi and continued my studies. I did my LLB from SM Law College in 1958 and joined West Pakistan judicial service as a civil judge in 1960. I was in Lahore during the 1965 War and had my courtroom in the judicial complex at Lower Mall. The courts were closed for the summer vacations in August 1965. My wife and I decided to spend a few days at some cool hill station. After considering a few places, we settled on a visit to Kaghan valley that was not a much frequented spot at that time. I had bought a Vespa scooter in 1962, which was a very respectable and much coveted mode of family transport for local travel. I gathered the courage to drive the vehicle, with my wife in the pillion seat, all the w...