Edited sentence: B canal on the 50 kilometers from the city center of Lahore despite 18 days of fighting at the front.In actuality Indians were surprised to face tough resistance and expected capturing Lahore to be a walk in the park with the army's attention diverted at various fronts.India lost more men and artillery than Pakistan and could not even cross the B.The so called rationale for this was that a ceasefire was to be signed soon, and had India captured Lahore it would likely have been returned in ceasefire negotiations