Six years later, the division once again went into action in the 1971 war, and in a repeat of the experience in 1965, the Division crossed the Radcliffe Line, the International Border, once more.

106 Brigade succeeded in overwhelming the resistance of the Indian 15th Battalion, Punjab Regiment (35 Infantry Brigade, 14th Infantry Division) to take significant ground near Hussainiwala, thereby controlling a key dam and threatening the border town of Ferozepur.

The division was formed just before the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

Prior to this, the army chief at the time, General Muhammad Musa, had been calling for raising two new divisions; After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Indian army underwent a substantial increase in numbers and capability and the government reversed its position and the division was raised by utilising reserve GOC, Major General Abdul Hamid Khan.

Afghanistan had kept its word during the Great War of 1914-1918, but then the chain of events inside Afghanistan necessitated the launching of a Jihad by Kabul, which it did in summer of 1919 with great dexterity and achieved stunning results in the Waziristan sector.

The two formations successfully managed to capture Khem Karan, though further attacks by the 1st Armoured were checked by the Indians.

However the situation at Chitral remained precarious with Afghan General Wakil Khan planning to move into Chitral.

The situation in Chitral started coming back to normalcy after signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi on 8 August 1919, thus ending the conflict from which the Chitral Scouts emerged as victors.

Firing was the main thrill of the recruits, the air was informal, with polo being a major attraction in the evening when the Scouts would show their prowess.

The war itself was not focused on the Chitral sector, however Afghanistan had much more chances of success here in Chitral than anywhere else.