Chicken's Neck (Pakistan) Explained

Chicken's Neck
Other Name:Akhnoor Dagger
Pushpin Map:Pakistan Punjab
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab
Coordinates:32.81°N 74.68°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sialkot
Elevation M:301
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5:00

The Chicken's Neck, or the Akhnoor Dagger, is the name for a narrow strip of Pakistani territory that extends into the Indian administered-Jammu and Kashmir south of Akhnoor. This sensitive piece of land, which lies on the de facto Indo–Pakistani border on the west side of the disputed region of Kashmir, is part of Punjab Province's Sialkot District and measures roughly 170km². It has been a focal point in all the wars between India and Pakistan, as it is seen as a corridor towards most of Jammu and Kashmir. One of the main thrusts of Operation Grand Slam in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was to capture Akhnoor through the Chicken's Neck, which could potentially have choked the Indian Army in the region; however, the plan failed.