Honoring our Martyrs

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Lt.Yasir Has Embraced Shahadat during Operation Against Terrorist At PAF Base And PNS Mehran

 

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Lieutenant Syed Yaser Abbas Shaheed-Saviour of PNS Mehran « MAIN JHOOT BOLTA HUN (I'M A LIAR)

 

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We will always remember you.

 

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Slain Pakistan Navy fireman buried in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Javed Iqbal, a fireman in the Pakistan Navy who was killed in the terrorist attack on the naval base, PNS Mehran, was laid to rest here on Tuesday. He was 28.

The young fireman was among the first causalities at the PNS Mehran, which was attacked by militants Sunday night. “He was on night duty at the airbase. He and his colleagues went to extinguish the fire that had engulfed a surveillance plane. The moment they reached the spot, the terrorists hiding nearby fired at and killed the three firemen including Javed Iqbal,” said Parvez Akhtar, elder brother of the deceased. A friend of his brother called and informed him that Javed Iqbal had embraced martyrdom, he added.

Javed Iqbal got married seven months ago and recently shifted his wife to Karachi where he was living along with his brother who was also an employee of the Pakistan Navy. Javed Iqbal was the youngest among his seven siblings and was very dear to all members of the family. He joined the Pakistan Navy one-and-a-half years ago, his brother said.

“My brother sacrificed his life for the country. His death is a blow to the entire family but we are satisfied that he will be remembered as a martyr,” remarked Parvez Akhtar.

Javed Iqbal’s cousin Sajjad Kausar said one of his friends, who had seen the bodies of the martyred security personnel at PNS Mehran, commented that all of them were hit with bullets in the head or chest.

The body of Javed Iqbal was brought to Peshawar on Monday night and laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at Regi village near Peshawar. His 75-year-old father Haji Saadat Khan, who is a retired government employee, told

The News: “I am proud of my son. Indeed the grief of the loss is irreparable but I am satisfied that he gave his life for the country.” A large number of people came to offer Fateha for the deceased at his home situated in the Danishabad locality in Peshawar.

“How long we will give sacrifices? This should come to end now. The government should resolve the issue. This is no solution that the government claims to have tightened security after every terror incident. We will have to seek a durable solution to it,” argued Sajjad Kausar, a cousin of Javed Iqbal.

Sajjad Kausar lamented that only one recruitment officer of the Pakistan Navy attended Javed Iqbal’s funeral. “It wasn’t full military honours for Javed Iqbal,” he remarked. Besides, he pointed out that no politician from any political party turned up at the funeral nor came to his home later to offer Fateha for Javed Iqbal.

Slain Pakistan Navy fireman buried in Peshawar

 

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Funeral prayers of martyrs in naval base attack offered

Navy officer Saleem Taib was laid to rest in his native village in Kabirwala. The funeral prayer of fire fighter Javed, who was killed by the terrorists while trying to control fire in P3C Orion aircraft, was offered in Peshawar.

Rangers personnel Khalil Ahmed and Mohammad Akhtar were buried with full military honours in their hometowns in Gujranwala district.A large number of local residents and senior military officials were present on the occasion.

Eight navy personnel and two Rangers personnel were killed when militants stormed the PNS Mehran naval airbase in a brazen attack. At least 20 more, 18 navy and two Rangers’ personnel, were wounded in the attack

Funeral prayers of martyrs in naval base attack offered – The Express Tribune

 

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Capt Meraj's Shahadat on 4th June 2009

کلام | Capt Mairaaj Shaheed Sitara-e-Basalat

Capt Mearaj was from takhat bai. He was from 112 PMA l/c Khalid company. He was the ASUO (Academy Senior Under Officer) and was awarded the Sword Of Honour for his brave and excellent qualities in each and every aspect throught the Academy on the passing out. He was from 12th CAVELARY regiment and was currently serving in the FC's elite Commando group S.O.G (Special Operations Group). embraced shahadat on 4th june 09 in ambala buner while fighting bravely with militants and anti-state elements and was buried in takhat bai on fri 5th june. n he was no doubt the BEST.


On 4th June 2009 Capt Mearaj was sent to rescue a police convey who got victim of IED blast along with his QRF (Quick Reaction Force).On reaching the site at rustam he deployed his troops along road. After analysing the situation he lead from front he was leading his platon. The militants were hiding on the hill nearby and were well hidden due to the thick cover provided by the terrain. He started marching through a nulhah to retrieve the body of a Police DSP who had been killed in the cross fire with the militants near the hill. His subordinates stopped him from going near the hill until the reinforcements arrived as it was dangerous and an easy target for the militants , but he did not stop n kept moving and was determined to retrieve the body and clear the area. As he reached near the hill the militants hit him 2 bullets on his chest. but this brave son of soil did not stop and kept moving with determination. This is what PMA had taught him , to defend the motherland till the last breath and do not deter even from giving away your life for the sacred motherland PAKISTAN. This is for what he had been trained for , the time had come to prove himself. despite of receiving 2 bullets he kept firing and hit 2 militants. after this he received one more bullet on chest. these bullets could not deter his courage and determination. After this he got the 4th and final bullet on his shoulder and embraced SHAHADAT on the spot , the utmost desire of a true Soldier.


the man who delivered his best at PMA practically displayed his skill courage n determination and will power.while writing comments if i start writing his personality traits i am feeling short the strength and number of words....

may ALLAH bless his soul n raise his ranking among shuhada in jannat and dive us the strength , courage and determination to serve PAKISTAN just like Capt Mearaj. ameen

WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!

 

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Yaser and I were very close cousins or more like brothers. We grew up literally playing together. There were three of us who were in the same age group, more like three stooges, Yaser me and Danial, another cousin of ours. Since the childhood we were determined to do something different, to make a name in the world. But Yaser beat us all to become the Hero for our nation, which he truly deserved. The reason for me to write this article is to let everyone know about what actually happened in the base and why he is a hero of our country. Till now everyone knows him as a martyr but what he actually did was something much greater than we can think.


Yaser was very close to his family. He use to talk to them everyday no matter where he is or what he is doing. Never in my life I saw him argue or raise his voice in front of his parents. So like any other day on the evening of May 22nd Yaser was on a conference call with his family when he heard a loud blast which caught his attention. He said to his parent that there have been a blast and he have to go. His mother tried to stopping him but he didn’t waste a single second to fled to the scene, he didn’t even close the call. He just dropped the cell phone and ran when his sister, who was still on the call, heard voices saying “Sir don’t go a head there is great danger”. That was the time when terrorist came into the navy compound and had already attacked the first P3C Orion.


Before I proceed we need to understand what was so valuable on that base that attracted such a high level attack. The terrorist were very well trained and were equally well equipped with the latest gear. The amount of ammo that they carried with them was insane and they were using night vision goggles with other ultrasonic radio communication gear. The first target for them was P3C Orion. At that point in time there were two of them present very close to the place where the terrorist came in from. P3C are actually the eyes and ears of navy which gather valuable data about enemy from far away through air surveillance. This data help trace enemy movements and critical assets for planning purposes. Next were the range of helicopters and aircrafts that were there in a line. To put cherry on top there were foreign engineers, from different countries, working on the base on various planes which were very east target for the terrorists.


Even if one of them were killed this would have been a disaster for already strained image of Pakistan after the Saudi Diplomat killing. The planning of terrorist was perfect and they knew everything about what was there on the base and where to target it. They choose Sunday because the security at the base is minimal. Since most of the officers were off on Sunday there would have been no one at the base to stop them from destroying P3C Orion first and then the other fleet of helicopters and aircrafts after which they would have either taken the foreign engineers as hostages for their exist strategy or they would have killed them, no one knows. But they missed out on one detail which prevented them from causing heavy damage compared to what they already did. Pakistan Navy after the attack on its Bus earlier this year created a rapid response force whose sole purpose was to quickly respond to any incident like this in the futures.


On this particular night Yaser was the head of that force. When he heard the blast he instantly rushed towards the team which had already left for the scene. He followed them in a potohar jeep and parked just behind the bullet proof vehicle, which carried the other members of the team. They were receiving very heavy fire and since it was pitch dark virtually nothing was visible. In a battlefield there are two ways for judging enemy’s position when they are not visible but firing from a distance. One is from the smoke that is left behind after firing the bullet and the other is the short flam that is created at the time a bullet is fired. There was none from where they were firing. We can judge the level of preparedness and training that they had before they attack. But what helped Yaser’s team was the light from the fire that was coming from P3C unfortunately. The terrorist were moving in the dark towards the compound where engineers were staying when Yaser and his team intercepted and engage them.


Yaser by profession was an aeronautical engineer in navy and his first love was the planes. When he saw that one of the planes, that he was the engineer of, was hit and its flames were dangerously close to the second one he thought that he could save the second plane if somehow they were able to take out the fire. So they fired heavily on the terrorist who were taken by surprise by his squared. They were pushed back and had to go to plan B because Yaser team was fighting back equally well. Every passing minute was very very valuable for the Navy as they were able to secure the other important equipment on the base. So it was imperative for Yaser to buy as much time as possible till the SSG commandoes come to the scene. They were pushing the terrorist back which made them switch strategies.


In the meanwhile a fire brigade came to the scene and Yaser instantly ordered it to move towards the P3C to take the fire out. Since it was very dark Yaser and few members of his team took cover behind the fire brigade and started a cover fire as soon as the vehicle started moving towards the aircraft. Because of the cover fire they enemy was pushed back and then the unfortunate thing happen. Since it as pitch dark Yaser was not able to calculate the new position of the terrorist and when they were going towards the aircraft because of which terrorist and the Yaser team came face to face. Everyone ducked and lie down on the ground to take cover when Yaser faced the enemy head on. He was swift and controlled in his attach when he shot down one of the terrorist who didn’t even had time to budge (may Allah curse him to the depths of hell and all their partners who took innocent lives) but what he did not realize was that there were others who could see him clearly but he was not able to see them.


They fired right at him and he received his first bullet in his chest but that didn’t lowered his spirits and he kept firing at the enemy. He killed another terrorist after which he got shot for the second time in his chest. Even then when most of us would have pushed back he fought like a lion even when everyone else was lying down. Unfortunately on the tired bullet in his chest Yaser fell in the arms of a fellow team member still conscious but too hurt to stand. By this time approximately 20 minutes into the fight backup arrived and took over the fight.


Yaser was shifted to the sickbay in an ambulance still conscious from where he was shifted to the hospital. On the stretcher his first words were “how many bullets I got hit with?” on which the attendant replied “One sir you will be fine in no time.” Then the attendant asked “how many terrorist are there fighting?” he said “maybe 5 or 6, please inform my family about me” and then he went quiet. By the time he reached the hospital he was unconscious and on the operation table his heard pumped the last beat and he left us forever.


This is an account of what actually happen and there is not an iota of doubt that Yaser faced the enemy head on and took all the bullets in the chest, very few people are there who have the courage and motivation to stand in the face of fear and say “bring it one.”


Anyone who joins armed forces wishes to die a martyr’s death but very very few get this chance. I would like to share a comment from a SSG commando who attended namaz-ejanaza of Syed Yaser Abbas Shaheed and told his father about a conversation he had with Yaser. Yaser spoke to him in a gather saying that “you are among the lucky few people who fight for the country can die a martyrs death, where as I as an engineer can never have a martyrs death.” The commando told Yaser’s father that “he got his wish and what he did is indeed something that most of us couldn’t do, we are all proud of him.”


I am proud of my brother and I thank Allah for giving me the opportunity to spend some of the most amazing time with him. I will always remember him not only because he is my cousin but also because what he did for our country and for our community at large. We should all learn a lesson from his sacrifice and stand up for what we believe in. From this day onwards I will stand up for my dreams and what I believe in, and I sure hope our youth also will do the same;

Pakistan Zindabad

Written by Sajjad Hussain

 

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Anyone who joins armed forces wishes to die a martyr’s death but very very few get this chance. I would like to share a comment from a SSG commando who attended namaz-ejanaza of Syed Yaser Abbas Shaheed and told his father about a conversation he had with Yaser. Yaser spoke to him in a gather saying that “you are among the lucky few people who fight for the country can die a martyrs death, where as I as an engineer can never have a martyrs death.” The commando told Yaser’s father that “he got his wish and what he did is indeed something that most of us couldn’t do, we are all proud of him.”

Salute!

One always get what he so vigorously wish for.

 

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http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1101258026&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20110606

 

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God bless him