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Capt. Sher Khan's body after Shahadat
(Hero of Kargil Conflict 1999 awarded Nishan-e-Haider)


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Capt. Sher Khan's gallantry was praised by the Indian Army

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Captain Sher Khan was posthumously awarded Pakistan's highest gallantry award, the Nishan-e-Haider, for his actions during the Kargil Conflict with India in 1999.
The following is the official statement by the Pakistan Army:[1]
"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 Jawan's 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 tried to re-capture the lost parts. But during the course he was hit by the machine-gun fire and embraced Shahadat or martyrdom at the same post. He is the first officer from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province to be awarded with Nishan-e-Haider."
:pakistan:
 
"The writer in emotion failed to respect the enemy soldier who asked for surrender instead of shooting him at first sight, acted as a professional soldier and writer says "destined to hell"."

Not to forget professional Indian Army told about his valor so that a soldier can get his rightful honor from the nation. Whereas the same nation and Army disowned its own Soldiers.

Two good things :-
1. Bravery of the Pakistani Soldier.
2. Professionalism of that Indian Soldier who martyred because of soldier's ethics and Indian Army professionalism.

One negative point :-
Pathetic description by writer and disrespect of Indian Soldier.
 
"The writer in emotion failed to respect the enemy soldier who asked for surrender instead of shooting him at first sight, acted as a professional soldier and writer says "destined to hell"."

Not to forget professional Indian Army told about his valor so that a soldier can get his rightful honor from the nation.

Two good things :-
1. Bravery of the Pakistani Soldier.
2. Professionalism of that Indian Soldier who martyred because of soldier's ethics and Indian Army professionalism.

One negative point :-
Pathetic description by writer and disrespect of Indian Soldier.

am not sure the soldier who asked for surrender was killed... judging form his emotional outburst..it could be hot air..
 
I have recently read a few books (Indian authors) that had accounts of Captain Khan.

From what i read, he was part of a team responsible for holding three features across a ridge line. The middle feature was captured by IA during a midnight raid and NLI soldiers retreated to the western spur. The IA team holed up went through hell all night long as they were now trapped in the middle under fire from east and west, also a heroic odyssey, but that is another story.

Captain Khan was on the western spur, and realized that he had to capture the middle feature otherwise the entire ridge would be threatened. He led a fierce counterattack that carried through the first Indian line of defence and just kept on coming. There was another officer- SSG- who was with him, but he has not been named in any account I have read. Captain Khan led his men most valiantly and almost took the central Indian position. But he died almost right on the Indian line of defence. Soon after, the NLI was forced to give up that entire ridgeline. This part of the engagement, from Captain Khan's starting his fierce charge to its end was probably no more than 10 minutes. The SSG officer with Captan Khan also died.

His valour was deeply appreciated and recognized by IA and I believe that it was an IA account that formed the basis for his Nishan-e-Haider. He was a very brave soldier and a credit to PA.
 

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