Again, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the region witnessed bitter battles, most importantly, the Battle of Basantar in the Sialkot-ShakarGarh area. The major Indian counter-offensive came in this area where two Pakistani tank regiments, equipped with the US Patton tanks, lost part of the region despite outnumbering the Indian First Armoured Corps, which was equipped with British Centurion tanks. Pakistani gains were made in Chammb sector, where the city of Chammb was captured by Pakistan Army, and is now called Iftikharabad. Both the forces returned to international borders after the Simla Accord, except Chammb sector, as it was located on the Line of Actual Control in the disputed territory of Kashmir
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