31 Squadron IAF, nicknamed Lions, is a Ground Attack squadron of the Indian Air Force, believed to operating from Halwara AFS.
The squadron, then based at Halwara under Wg Cdr Bakshish Singh, went on alert in late August 1965.
Like other Muslims, he learned the reading of the Qur'an in his village Brahmi and then went to the nearest available schools in the towns of Halwara, famous for its Indian Air Force base, to receive his education.
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