Kashmir Conflict

In the 1965 war, I would say Pakistan wrongly assessed the possibility of an Indian Counter Offensive on the International Border.

People often misplace Operation Gibraltar as the Primary Objective for Pakistan in the 1965 war, which in my view was the primary mission. But in the war the objectives were different. We can say that operation Gibraltar was wrongly planned and executed, according to the portrayals and media propaganda there is no second opinion in that. But during the war the primary and major objective for India was different than just suppressing a movement in Indian Occupied Kashmir.

Now, we have come to a discussion where we cannot leave the Kashmir Conflict out of the scenario. The freedom struggle or the wrongly labelled Pakistani sponsored terrorism (whatever you may call it) was not over at that point, it is still very much at large till now, and as far as the policies go, it will remain just like this till at least the next few decades.

If we take on the subject of Pakistani Infiltration in Kashmir, there is a very strong argument in the mass media horizons that support Indian viewpoint in this regard. However, I am entirely against it, and I truly endorse the Pakistani Offensive Strategy in Kashmir, and I have strong reasons to backup my premise.

1. If Pakistan doesn't support the Kashmir Movement, then they have to entirely withdraw their claim of Kashmir.

2. It is in Pakistani Interest to claim Kashmir as part of their land due to its abundant resources, geographical prospective, all our waters come from there, economical prospects, agriculture, tourism, two nation theory and many more.

3. If Kashmir is not a disputed territory and it belongs to India, then Pakistan will rely on India for Water, electricity and all the major amenities that depend on them (which means pretty much everything)

4. In partition every Riyasat had a right to choose which side they want to go, Kashmir's ruler annexed it to India, however, Junagarh was annexed to Pakistan, Hyderabad was a free state. Now India claims that Kashmir was annexed to them that is why they have a right to it. What about the rights of Junagarh and Hyderabad.

5. I know many people from Azad Kashmir, who tell me the stories of their fighting with Indian Forces in 1948. This was the time when Azad Kashmir became a part of Pakistan. And those brave people gave their lives while fighting with stones against the Indian Army - Don't they deserve freedom.

If Pakistani support of Kashmir Movement is wrong, then what claim do India have on Baluchistan to fund their movement, it is always the main mission of India to fund the very few people who are against the creation of Pakistan, be it Bangladesh, Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Sindh, or anti Pakistan sentiment in Afghanistan. They just try to find and fund a few hundred people in these areas and use them in their massive destabilizing campaign against Pakistan. Results of this campaign can be seen over the Internet and News outlets, there is a massive anti Pakistan sentiment if you search on keywords like Baluchistan Conflict. 

I think that anyone who doesn't support the Kashmir Movement is not a patriot, and these days, I am really fed up of the pseudo-intellectual liberal unpatriotic mourning that has taken root in the brains of many Pakistanis.

And believe me this is called mass brainwashing, and India is very successful in doing it to us Pakistanis.

Who Won the 65 India-Pakistan War

This is a very debatable subject, and most of the stats will favor only the party who is strong in propaganda. 
So, basically the war was not just fought on the borders, media and information was also a key element in keeping the moral of the subjects up, and likewise, keeping the international community in line with the official version. 

So why do we celebrate defense day, I know you have read the wiki article and all. Basically, both parties set specific targets, first was Pakistan with Gibraltar and all. Now we Pakistanis feel very strongly about Kashmir, (it is debatable, but it is a separate debate). We were of the view that a few soldiers and razakaars in the name of freedom fighters will trigger a massive movement in Kashmir, and we have America to back us up. Apart from this, India had a very bad skirmish session with China and was exposed in its weak points. So this was tactically the best option for Pakistan to start a movement like this. (And please don't blame Pakistan here, because this is what countries and their agencies do, e.g. Khalistan Movement, Baluchistan Conflict, Afghanistan, Cuba etc.)

The operation went south and the problem was that the leadership was of the view that Kashmir is a disputed territory, so if anything is done in Kashmir, it will stay in Kashmir. However, on the other side, the Indian Govt. thought of Kashmir as their un-spendable asset, and they were not in a position to negotiate on it - still aren't. 

They attacked Pakistan from multiple Dimensions, started a counter offensive in Kashmir to pull back freedom fighters and tried to initiate a Blitzkrieg like offensive to cut Pakistan in two halves and capture the grand trunk road. 

They attacked Lahore from BRB and Kasur. They attacked Sialkot sector with heavy armored units along with Air Support. 

This is where Pakistan was in a do or die situation, they were in a defensive position against an enemy who wanted to close the Pakistan chapter and Two nation theory once and for all. 

Their target was to capture Lahore, but they failed due to the courage of our men along with the moral of the people. Who came to their roof tops to watch dog fights of air clashes between two forces. The people were so much motivated that they even tried to hit the enemy aircrafts with their guns. 

Indian Army wasn't able to achieve their target of Lahore capture, however, the Pakistan Army tried to infiltrate India and capture the key city of Amritsar. They were successful to capture Khem Karan, but that was the end of the Lahore Chapter. 

In Sialkot Sector, major forces tried to make their way into the city and to the grand trunk road, their target was to get to Wazirabad and capture grand trunk road and halt all the Pakistan Army Supply lines. This is the place where major fighting took place, and our soldiers didn't hesitate to lay in front of the tanks with bombs in their hands. Pakistan Army lost key posts at first but at Chawinda, they succeeded in countering a major offensive of Indian Army and they retaliated. 

In the third front of Rajistan, Pakistan was on the offensive, and in similar Chawinda Fashion, they lost horribly just like India had in Chawinda. 

So basically the war was not won nor lost, Pakistan celebrates this Defense Day, because the forces and people of Pakistan were able to defend themselves from an enemy that was multiple times larger and more resourceful than them. 

Pakistani Missions

Gibraltar - Failed
Asal Utar - Failed
Defense of Country - Passed
Air Superiority - Passed
Defense of Strategic Assets - Passed
Capture of Enemy Territory - Passed (Even while being in a defensive position)

Indian Missions

Kashmir Counter Offensive - Passed
Lahore Control - Failed
Sialkot Control - Failed
Grand Trunk Road Control - Failed
Air Superiority - Failed
Destruction of Key Assets - Failed
Capture of Territory - Failed

You cannot judge the outcome of the war in terms of number of casualties or losses. The numbers can be biased and they could represent mass propaganda (Dont Believe me? See Hafiz Saeed's Wikipedia page - it is created by Indian Intelligence - I am sure of it). You can judge the outcome of a war by checking if the key missions were failed or achieved. 

And no source can back this up, because we can surely say that we live in a free country - which was not possible otherwise.