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The highest gallantary
award and is the senior most among civil and military
awards.It is admissible to all ranks for acts of heroism
or conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger
or devotion to the country in the presence of the enemy
on land, at sea or in the air
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| Major
Shabir Sharif Shaheed |
Born: 1943, Kunjah Village, District of Gujrat
Commissioned: 1964, Frontier Force Regiment |
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Major Shabir Sharif as commander
of 6 FF Regiment, was ordered in December 1971 to capture
high ground near Sulemanki headwork defended by more than
a company of the Assam Regiment supported by a squadron
of tanks. In a well nigh super human action, for the next
three days and nights after crossing a minefield and massive
obstacles and killing forty three soldiers and destroying
four tanks, Major Sharif and his men held two enemy battalions
at bay. But after he took over an anti-tank gun from his
gunner in an attack he was killed by a direct hit on the
afternoon of 6th December. |
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Jawan Sowar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed |
Born:
1949, Dhok Pir Bakhsh (now Dhok Muhammad Hussain Janjua)
Enlisted: 1966, Driver |
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Although only a driver in
the 20th Lancers, when war broke out in 1971 Sowar Muhammad
Hussain took an active part in every battle in which his
unit was engaged unmindful of any danger, no matter how
grave. When he spotted the enemy digging in along a minefield
near the village of Harar Khurd in December 1971 on his
own initiative he directed accurate fire at the enemy
resulting in the destruction of sixteen of their tanks.
But while directing fire from recoilless rifles, he was
hit in the chest by a burst of machine gun fire and died
on 10th December 1971. |
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| Lance
Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed |
Born:
1944, Pind Malikan (now Mahfuzabad) District of Rawalpindi
Enlisted: 1962, Sipahi |
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Serving in the 'A' Company
of the 15th Punjab Regiment, when the war started in 1971,
Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz was deployed on the Wagah-Attari
Sector in East Pakistan where his company was pinned down
by unceasing frontal and cross fire from automatic weapons.
Although his machine gun was destroyed by an enemy shell,
Mahfuz advanced towards an enemy bunker whose automatic
fire had inflicted heavy casualties. Even though wounded
in both legs by shell splinters, when he reached the bunker
he stood up and pounced on the enemy, but was hit. Although
unarmed and amidst the enemy, he caught hold of one of
the enemy and was strangling him when another bayoneted
him to death during the night of 17th December 1971. |
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| Captain
Kolonel Sher Khan Shaheed |
| Enlisted:
1990, Second Lt. |
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Captain Karnal Sher and
Hav. Lalak Jan joined those eight legendary heroes who
received the highest military award of Nishan-e-Haider
for laying down their lives in defence of the beloved
motherland. Captain Karnal Sher Khan emerged as the symbol
of mettle and courage during the Kargil conflict on the
Line of Control (LoC). He set personal examples of bravery
and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. He defended the
five strategic posts, which he established with his soldiers
at the height of some 17,000 feet at Gultary, and repulsed
many Indian attacks. After many abortive attempts, the
enemy on July 5 ringed the post of Capt. Sher Khan with
the help of two battalion and unleashed heavy mortar firing
and managed to capture some part of the post. Despite
facing all odds, he lead a counter-attack and re- captured
the lost parts. But during the course he was hit by the
machine-gun fire and embraced Shahadat at the same post.
He is the first officer from the NWFP province to be awarded
with Nishan-e-Haider. |
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| Havaldaar
Lalak Jan Shaheed |
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Hav. Lalak Jan of the Northern
Light Infantry (NLI) was one of those many who as a junior
leader fought from the forefront to thwart heavy Indian
attacks. He volunteered himself to be deployed on the
front positions located at the jagged peak in May 1999.
Hav. Lalak driven back many aggressive ventures by the
enemy and imposed colossal losses on them. On July 7,
Hav. Lalak sustained serious injuries as enemies pounded
the area with heavy mortar shelling. But despite being
injured, he retained his position and frustrated the Indian
assault. He, however, succumbed to his injuries at the
same post he was defending. Hav. Lalak was awarded with
the Nishan-e-Haider for his dauntless courage and devotion. |
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