Battle of Burki
Indian infantry and tanks took the village of Burki on the BRB canal east of Lahore after a night assault, the closest the Indian advance came to the city on that axis.
The Indian attack on the Lahore front aimed to reach the Ichhogil or BRB canal, a defensive line dug in front of the city. Burki fell after hard fighting, but the canal held, and the war ended in a ceasefire on 23 September.
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