From The Vault

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C-5 Galaxy transporting J-8II as part of Project Peace Pearl in which US agreed to enhance PRC’s air power due to build up of Soviet airpower in shape of Su-27 & MiG-29. USSR & PRC had active border dispute.
Project Sabre-II/Super-7 weren’t the whole story not even fraction of it https://t.co/CtEuOZ2105

 

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Lieutenant Saadat Farooq of the 18ᵗʰ Punjab; killed in action near Chuadanga, East Pakistan, on 26ᵗʰ May 1971. nephew of PAVO's "Tommy" Masud, he's buried at Jessore.

awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat. the road next to Lahore's 'Yaadgar-e-Shuhada' is named in his memory. https://t.co/mUSCKlkUI5

 

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*Sindh Rangers#*
_By Asim Effendi_

"Director-General Sindh Rangers Major General Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhary while criticising the international media on Monday said that Pakistan was not as bad as it is shown by the foreign media", While speaking at Dow University in an event to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse, as reported by Daily News.

The paramilitary rangers have played a pivotal role in restoration of peace in Karachi and I have personal affiliation with the force having being founded by my uncle Brig. Hissam uddin el Effendi as purely civilian force something like Indian Border Security Force BSF.

I also had the honour of having long operational association with both Sindh Police and Rangers having played my humble role once in service of the country and countrymen as part of the family tradition, during Karachi's worst period of unrest (1990 - 1996) . Long Live Pakistan And its institutions whose image sadly is tarnished than built and protected by her citizens.

 

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In the beginning

 

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1st Punjab regiment history

 

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post-Tashkent, 1966.

GOC 10ᵗʰ Division, MG Sarfaraz Khan and GOC 15ᵗʰ Division, MG Mohinder Singh, meet on the banks of the BRBL Canal.

both were Second World War recipients of the Military Cross - not to forget the HJ and MVC given for the '65 Operations too, respectively. https://t.co/aOod3m5gI7

 

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Retired North American F-86F Sabre (aircraft serial number 531182) of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) photographed by Peter Foster at PAF Base #Peshawar in February 1991. PAF No. 15 #Cobras Squadron emblem can be seen on the fuselage below the cockpit canopy.
#F86 #Sabre #PAF https://t.co/fw6z9mh4D8

 

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Karnal Sher Khan

Today marks martyrdom anniversary of Kargil.
He was one of only eleven recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider. He was a captain in the 27th Sindh Regiment of the Pakistan Army and later was posted to 12th NLI Regiment during the Kargil Conflict.
#PakArmy_OurPride https://t.co/3LeJ77m0Na

 

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Karnal Sher Khan

Today marks martyrdom anniversary of Kargil.
He was one of only eleven recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider. He was a captain in the 27th Sindh Regiment of the Pakistan Army and later was posted to 12th NLI Regiment during the Kargil Conflict.
#PakArmy_OurPride https://t.co/3LeJ77m0Na
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On the first page of Capt Karnal Sher Khan's personal diary, a couplet from Allama Iqbal's ‘Tipu Sultan Ke Wasiyat’ was written. His father painted it in his hujrah at Nawakili after his martyrdom.

اے جوئے آب بڑھ کے ہو دریائے تندو تیز
ساحل تجھے عطا ہو تو ساحل نہ کر قبول

 

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Foxland actually won in that exercise, due to his good planning.

Shuja Nawaz in Crossed Swords writes that Lt. Gen. Zulfiqar Akhtar Naz was
commanding Foxland and Lt. Gen. Alam Jan Mahsud the Blueland force.
And Blue land was unable to defend against foxland.