He was afraid that Maharaja Ranjit Singh would capture Attock and Peshawar while the Wazir was busy with Kashmir.

Therefore, he struck a deal with the Maharaja and was given a chosen force of 12,000 Sikhs led by Dewan Mokham Chand.

[3] Both the armies joined at the Jhelum and marched alongside each other until they reached the Pir Panjal Range, where Fateh Khan left the Sikh soldiers during heavy snowfall.

[4] Learning about this, Mokham Chand promised the raja of Rajouri a jagir of 25,000 rupees if he tells the Sikhs a faster path towards Kashmir.

[5] However, the Sikhs managed to get Shah Shujah Durrani as he feared of being a prisoner when he goes to Kabul.