[6] The 10th Brigade of the Pakistan Army, under Brigadier Haji Iftikhar Ahmad, was tasked to stop the Indian advance, and defend Muzaffarabad at all costs.

[11] Major Alan Macfarlane Sloan, a British engineer officer and professional soldier fighting for the Pakistanis, was praised for his actions which led to the capture of crucial peaks in the Tithwal area in July 1948.

Domel, only 18 miles (29 km) from Tithwal, is a neighborhood in Muzaffarabad, and was a formidable key position for the Pakistani command to defend and hold.

[6] The 10th Brigade of the Pakistan Army under Brigadier Haji Iftikhar Ahmad was tasked to stop the Indian advance and defend Muzaffarabad at all costs.

After the reconnaissance sortie made by Colonel Khan, he called a session related to their approach to the positions of the Indian forces.

Colonel Khan ascertained the intentions and strength of the Indian troops, and informed his team about the detailed intelligence available to him.

[19] At Tithwal, after this engagement, shelling increased on Indian positions including the ring contour from Point 9444 and the 1st Madras Pioneers Headquarters for the whole day.

[8] Khan called a session with his troops, engineers, and gunners, who agreed to deploy a QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer, nicknamed the Shahzadi,[e] on Point 9444 for gunfire assistance.

[8][20] A sling and pulley was used to dismantle the artillery gun as well as boxes full of ammunition brought beyond the Kahori River across the Neelum.

[8] Once the gun reached the point, it was put together and the engineers then removed the Indian mines and built tracks besides the other river.

[20] The construction of the bridge was achieved within a short span time, and the artillery piece, the Shahzadi, was transported with the help of 70 porters.

[3] The Pakistani forces took up the offensive soon after they were briefed on the plan, which was created to accomplish the eventual goal of capturing the dominating features from the Indians.

Leaving two dead and a significant amount of ammunition and equipment behind, the Indian troops ultimately withdrew from the area.

3rd Madras, a new and recently-inducted Indian unit holding the defense was unaware of the movement of the Pakistani troops, who had already reached their gathering place.

[22] At the Neelum, eight Indian platoons were spread throughout its banks, including the group at the false crest who were engaged by Pakistani troops during their retreat.

[22] At Tithwal ridge, all of the machine guns were assembled and the Indian forces withdrew under the cover of an IAF jet which bombarded the Pakistani troops for 20 minutes.

[23] The IAF jets again bombarded the Pakistani positions and the Indian troops made their way back while another party destroyed the tracks at the junction.

Following this, the Pakistani 3rd Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (3/12 FF) was ordered to move immediately and occupy the Pir Sahaba feature.

[3] On July 10, the Pir Sahaba feature was occupied by Pakistani troops in the morning, after they confirmed it had been abandoned by Indian forces.

[9] The commanding officer of 1st Madras considered the brigade headquarters to have made tactical errors and obstacles, including not occupying Point 9444.

[10] The subsequent campaign added a huge area to the Pakistani controlled side on the left bank of the Neelum River.

[14] According to Indian officer Srinivas Kumar Sinha, "For the present, however, we had to accept the fact that the weather, the terrain and Pakistan’s fresh reinforcements had prevented us from reaching our goal Domel.