New Delhi: Lieutenant General PN Hoon who led 'Operation Meghdoot' has passed away. PN Hoon breathed his last in Chandigarh on Monday evening at the age of 91. The Indian Army under the leadership of PN Hoon hoisted the tricolor on the world's highest peak Siachen. PN Hoon was born in Abbottabad, Pakistan, but his family migrated to India at the time of Partition. In 1987, he retired as head of the Western Command. After this, he joined BJP in 2013.

Black hole found in small sky Ganges in space bigger than this planet

Lieutenant General PN Hoon was undergoing treatment at the Command Hospital in Panchkula for the last two days. The doctors declared him dead on January 6 at 5.30 pm. PN Hoon played an important role in the fight between India and Pakistan in 1984. On 13 April 1984, the Indian Army started Operation Meghdoot to deal with enemies in Siachen.

US Defense Minister's statement, says 'remove US forces from Iraq'

The special thing was that the clothes and accessories worn in the snow had reached the Indian Army only on the night of 12 April. This was the first incident of its kind in a direct confrontation in the world's highest ground-a-Jung. It was named Operation Meghdoot and laid the foundation for India's strategic victory.

Foreign Minister Jaishankar organized feast, ambassadors had to say this specifically