The Sinking of PNS Ghazi by INS Rajput
My Dear Indians, Many of you would have watched the movies- 1) The Ghazi Attack 2) Raazi Haven't you ? The US Navy had a submarine by the name USS Diablo. They had leased this submarine to Pakistan Navy. The Pakistan Navy renamed it as PNS Ghazi. Hindi film 'The Ghazi Attack' was a commercialized and modified version of what had actually happened. What was the real Ghazi incident? PNS Ghazi was a part of Pakistan Naval fleet in 1971. The war started on the evening of 3 December 1971 when Pakistan launched air attacks of Indian air bases of Ambala, Agra, Avantipur and Srinagar. Before starting the war, Pakistan had made plans to deploy PNS Ghazi against India. The Captain of PNS Ghazi was Commander Zafar Mohammed Khan. He was given the task of destroying and sinking INS Vikrant (Air-craft carrier of the Indian Navy). India had prior intelligence (information) that Pakistan was planning to launch an attack against INS Vikrant. This intelligence was passed on to India