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Tribute to Our Unsung Heroes
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Captain Salman Sarwar of 24th Lancers embraced martyrdom today, during an operation against terrorists of TTP in Bara, Khyber Agency.
Those in Lahore can attend his Namaz e Janaza tomorrow (15th May, 2013).
His Namaz e Janaza will be offered at around 10:00am. Address: 105 /B-1 Babar Block, Barkat Market, New Garden Town, Lahore.
May Allah accept his martyrdom and grant him a high rank in Jannah! Ameen.
Those in Lahore can attend his Namaz e Janaza tomorrow (15th May, 2013).
His Namaz e Janaza will be offered at around 10:00am. Address: 105 /B-1 Babar Block, Barkat Market, New Garden Town, Lahore.
May Allah accept his martyrdom and grant him a high rank in Jannah! Ameen.
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Captain Waseem Razi, Embraced Shahadat few days ago fighting in Tirah valley against TTP khawarij along with 13 other sons of our beloved MotherLand.
Waseem was a great follower of mission Takmeel e Pakistan and BrassTacks. Like thousands of other youth and young officers, this brave soldier of Rasul Allah (sm) lived an honorable life and died a dignified death ! MashAllah !
Jis ke har Qataray mai Khursheed kyee
Jis ke har Boond mai Ik Subho Nayee
Duur jis Subh-e-Darakhshan se Andhera hoga
Raat kat jai gi Gul Rang Sawera hoga
Rang Laye ga Shaheedon ka Lahoo
Apni Raftar ko ab aur Zara Taiz karo
Apne Jazbat ko Kuch aur Junoo'n khez karo
Aik do Gaam pe ab Manzil-e-Azadi hai
Aag aur Khoo'n ke udhar Amn ki Abaadi hai
Khud ba khud toot ke girti nahi Zanjeer kabhi
Badli jati hai Badalti nahi Taqdeer kabhi
Rang Laye ga Shaheedon ka Lahoo
To pay homage to the sacrifices rendered by its brave Shuhda
Your nation can never forget you.
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The Martyr officers of Pakistan army during the battle of Rann of Kutch in March / April 1965
1. Capt Nek Badshah Khattak of 6 Balouch Regiment embraced Shahadat on 14 March 1965 at Rann of Kutch. He was from 23rd PMA Long Course which was commissioned in April 1961. He had been the head of Honours Committee of PMA and was the best marksman in PMA during his time as a cadet.
The Indians started building up forces in the area of Rann of Kutch from February 1965 in complete contravention of the agreement of 1960. By 2 March, the Indians had moved two infantry brigades in the area i.e 31 Brigade and 112 Brigade.
In February 1965, Pakistan exchanged notes with India and tried to dissuade her from having recourse to fighting but India was adamant. Having a massive military juugernaut,, Indians were itching to plunge their country into war, no matter what the consequences were and they did it. The Indian leaders, Nanda Chawan and Shastri fluttered their dhotis in front of the troops in the Rann of Kutch and after brief flying visits returned to Delhi and ordered the Indian Armed Forces to put exercise "Arrow Head" into operation.
Vikrant the Indian Aircraft Carrier with 7 destroyers and frigates and the fleet tanker supported the Indian Army in the area. The Indian Navy was used for transporting, men and material to the disputed area of Rann of Kutch. Before landing the troops and equipment, the naval guns were allowed to practice gunnery. This was considered to be a morale booster for the troops who were known to have suffered from nightmares since the mauling they had received from the Chinese in 1962.
This massive Indian build up in Rann of Kutch forced Pakistan to order 8th Infantry Division to move one of its brigades in the area. This was the only way to deal with a nation which refused to come to amicable decisions across the table. 51 Infantry Brigade under command of Brigadier K.M Azhar as a result, moved to Badin on 7 March 1965 and took up positions a little ahead of Badin but still far from the operational area.
8 FF (Frontier Force), one of the battalions of 51 Infantry Brigade moved to Kanjarkot area a couple of days later. Later 6 Baluch Regiment and 18 Punjab were also deployed in the area. There were strict orders to Pak troops not to advance beyond the line already held by Pak Rangers but under no circumstances to permit Indians to edge forward.
On March 9 there was increased wireless traffic on the Indian side and it later transpired that Ministers and senior Military Officers from Army Headquarters Delhi had visited the area to fianlize their attack plans on Pakistani held area.
On 13 March 1965, the Indians established a new post called Sardar Post in Pakistani territory, about 3 Miles south of Kanjarkot Fort.
On 14 March 1965, Captain Nek Badshah of 6 Baloch Regiment, while patrolling along a track, well within the territory controlled by Pakistan in Rann of Kutch, was ambushed by Indian soldiers and received a burst of Machine Gun fire on his chest and embraced shahadat. He thus became the first victim of Rann of Kutch dispute.
After hearing the news of Shahadat of Captain Nek Badshah, Maj Gen Tikka Khan, the GOC of 8 Infantry Division visited the area and analysing the serious emerging threat ordered the 6 Infantry Brigade from Quetta to move into the area as well.
2. Lt Ahmed Faruk Khatlani SJ. Educated at Cadet College Hassanabdal Omar Wing), Khatlani joined Pakistan Army in April 1962 after graduating from 25 PMA Long Course. His parent battalion was 18 Punjab Regiment. He embraced shahadat on 9 April 1965, while sucessfully re-capturing Sardar post in area of Rann of Kutch.
On the night of 5/6 April 1965, The Indians crept forward and dug positions within 100 yards of a Pakistani Rangers post in Kutch. When challenged, the Indians offered to discuss matters at a flag meeting at 0830 hours the following day. This flag meeting, although proposed by them, never materialized.
Similar had been the fate of the proposed meeting with regard to the area occupied by Indians a little earlier, called by them as Sardar Post, named after the name of their commander Major Sardar Karnail Singh.
The Indians had a whole Battalion located in well prepared bunkers at the Sardar Post with well laid out MMG and LMG posts enfolding the approaches to the Post. Infact the main Sardar Post was defended by two forward posts which lay on the approaches of the main post.
Having reconnoitered positions, Commander 8 Division, Major General Tika Khan, ordered Brigadier K.M Azhar, the Commander of 51 Brigade to recapture Sardar Post. As a result an attack was launched by 18 Punjab and 8 FF on the night between 8/ 9 April 1965 to recover the lost area.
Lt Faruk Khatlani, who was commanding the Alpha Company of 18 Punjab Regiment launched attack on the left forward Outpost while 8 FF attacked the right forward outpost of Sardar Post.
After a bitter fight, Lt Khatlani and his Company were succesful in evicting the enemy from the post but fell victim to very heavy fire from the main post which was being commanded by Major Sardar Karnail Singh.
Lt Khatlani's last words to the Jawan who attended him in his last moments were "Tell my father, that the bullets hit me in the front, not in my back".
In this attack, 18 Punjab Regiment and 8 FF killed over a hundred enemy soldiers and took 21 prisoners including the officiating C. O. Major Sardar Karnail Singh. The third Indian post, though not captured was also evacuated by the Indians after Major Karnail was taken a prisoner.
Pakistan's casualties in this action had been nine killed and sixteen wounded. As per plans, the Pak troops were however, to withdraw after completing their task. As a result the Indians reoccupied the position after three days with fresh troops.
The commander of Indian Sardar Post, Maj Karnail Singh was captured by a company commanded by Maj Nadir Hussain Shah (of Sher Garh town). Maj Karnail was produced before Maj Nadir Shah and there took place a dialogue between the two reminiscent of Alexander and Porus. Nadir asked asked Karnail Singh "Bol tere saath kia saluk kia jai". Karnail Singh replied in the same vein, "Jaisa afsar afsoron ke saath kartei hain." He was then sent back to Brigade HQ in a jeep without any handcuffs / blindfold etc.
Lt Khatlani was a very brave young man. Brig (Retd) Karrar Ali Agha, who was then the Signal Officer of 51 Brigade met him just two days before he embraced shahadat, when he visited the Battalion HQ of 18 Punjab for checking their signal equipment. Khatlani was full of spirits and excited at the prospects of the coming operation and told him with a lot of pride that since his company was the champion company of the Battalion, he would lead the unit attack in any contingency.
Faruk Khatlani's schoolmates from Cadet College Hasanabdal, Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi, Prof Naseem Khan (USA), Brig Karrar Ali Agha, Maj Gen Masud Barki and Lt Gen Masood Aslam still cherish his memories. There is always an air of excitement when ever Khatlanis name comes up in a discussion amongst old freinds. (Informatiom courtesy of Brig Karrar Agha)
3. Captain Nazar Hussain Shah of 83 Mortar Battery is beleived to have embraced shahadat on 9 April 1965 at Rann of Kutch. No comfirmation of his shahadat is available from official sources. However, his colleauges comfirm his shahadat on 9 April 1965 during the attack on Sardar Post. Apparently he was the Forward Observer of 83 Mortar during the attack launched by 8 FF and 18 Punjab (51 Brigade) on Sardar Post in Rann of Kutch and fell from enemy fire at Sardar Post.
1. Capt Nek Badshah Khattak of 6 Balouch Regiment embraced Shahadat on 14 March 1965 at Rann of Kutch. He was from 23rd PMA Long Course which was commissioned in April 1961. He had been the head of Honours Committee of PMA and was the best marksman in PMA during his time as a cadet.
The Indians started building up forces in the area of Rann of Kutch from February 1965 in complete contravention of the agreement of 1960. By 2 March, the Indians had moved two infantry brigades in the area i.e 31 Brigade and 112 Brigade.
In February 1965, Pakistan exchanged notes with India and tried to dissuade her from having recourse to fighting but India was adamant. Having a massive military juugernaut,, Indians were itching to plunge their country into war, no matter what the consequences were and they did it. The Indian leaders, Nanda Chawan and Shastri fluttered their dhotis in front of the troops in the Rann of Kutch and after brief flying visits returned to Delhi and ordered the Indian Armed Forces to put exercise "Arrow Head" into operation.
Vikrant the Indian Aircraft Carrier with 7 destroyers and frigates and the fleet tanker supported the Indian Army in the area. The Indian Navy was used for transporting, men and material to the disputed area of Rann of Kutch. Before landing the troops and equipment, the naval guns were allowed to practice gunnery. This was considered to be a morale booster for the troops who were known to have suffered from nightmares since the mauling they had received from the Chinese in 1962.
This massive Indian build up in Rann of Kutch forced Pakistan to order 8th Infantry Division to move one of its brigades in the area. This was the only way to deal with a nation which refused to come to amicable decisions across the table. 51 Infantry Brigade under command of Brigadier K.M Azhar as a result, moved to Badin on 7 March 1965 and took up positions a little ahead of Badin but still far from the operational area.
8 FF (Frontier Force), one of the battalions of 51 Infantry Brigade moved to Kanjarkot area a couple of days later. Later 6 Baluch Regiment and 18 Punjab were also deployed in the area. There were strict orders to Pak troops not to advance beyond the line already held by Pak Rangers but under no circumstances to permit Indians to edge forward.
On March 9 there was increased wireless traffic on the Indian side and it later transpired that Ministers and senior Military Officers from Army Headquarters Delhi had visited the area to fianlize their attack plans on Pakistani held area.
On 13 March 1965, the Indians established a new post called Sardar Post in Pakistani territory, about 3 Miles south of Kanjarkot Fort.
On 14 March 1965, Captain Nek Badshah of 6 Baloch Regiment, while patrolling along a track, well within the territory controlled by Pakistan in Rann of Kutch, was ambushed by Indian soldiers and received a burst of Machine Gun fire on his chest and embraced shahadat. He thus became the first victim of Rann of Kutch dispute.
After hearing the news of Shahadat of Captain Nek Badshah, Maj Gen Tikka Khan, the GOC of 8 Infantry Division visited the area and analysing the serious emerging threat ordered the 6 Infantry Brigade from Quetta to move into the area as well.
2. Lt Ahmed Faruk Khatlani SJ. Educated at Cadet College Hassanabdal Omar Wing), Khatlani joined Pakistan Army in April 1962 after graduating from 25 PMA Long Course. His parent battalion was 18 Punjab Regiment. He embraced shahadat on 9 April 1965, while sucessfully re-capturing Sardar post in area of Rann of Kutch.
On the night of 5/6 April 1965, The Indians crept forward and dug positions within 100 yards of a Pakistani Rangers post in Kutch. When challenged, the Indians offered to discuss matters at a flag meeting at 0830 hours the following day. This flag meeting, although proposed by them, never materialized.
Similar had been the fate of the proposed meeting with regard to the area occupied by Indians a little earlier, called by them as Sardar Post, named after the name of their commander Major Sardar Karnail Singh.
The Indians had a whole Battalion located in well prepared bunkers at the Sardar Post with well laid out MMG and LMG posts enfolding the approaches to the Post. Infact the main Sardar Post was defended by two forward posts which lay on the approaches of the main post.
Having reconnoitered positions, Commander 8 Division, Major General Tika Khan, ordered Brigadier K.M Azhar, the Commander of 51 Brigade to recapture Sardar Post. As a result an attack was launched by 18 Punjab and 8 FF on the night between 8/ 9 April 1965 to recover the lost area.
Lt Faruk Khatlani, who was commanding the Alpha Company of 18 Punjab Regiment launched attack on the left forward Outpost while 8 FF attacked the right forward outpost of Sardar Post.
After a bitter fight, Lt Khatlani and his Company were succesful in evicting the enemy from the post but fell victim to very heavy fire from the main post which was being commanded by Major Sardar Karnail Singh.
Lt Khatlani's last words to the Jawan who attended him in his last moments were "Tell my father, that the bullets hit me in the front, not in my back".
In this attack, 18 Punjab Regiment and 8 FF killed over a hundred enemy soldiers and took 21 prisoners including the officiating C. O. Major Sardar Karnail Singh. The third Indian post, though not captured was also evacuated by the Indians after Major Karnail was taken a prisoner.
Pakistan's casualties in this action had been nine killed and sixteen wounded. As per plans, the Pak troops were however, to withdraw after completing their task. As a result the Indians reoccupied the position after three days with fresh troops.
The commander of Indian Sardar Post, Maj Karnail Singh was captured by a company commanded by Maj Nadir Hussain Shah (of Sher Garh town). Maj Karnail was produced before Maj Nadir Shah and there took place a dialogue between the two reminiscent of Alexander and Porus. Nadir asked asked Karnail Singh "Bol tere saath kia saluk kia jai". Karnail Singh replied in the same vein, "Jaisa afsar afsoron ke saath kartei hain." He was then sent back to Brigade HQ in a jeep without any handcuffs / blindfold etc.
Lt Khatlani was a very brave young man. Brig (Retd) Karrar Ali Agha, who was then the Signal Officer of 51 Brigade met him just two days before he embraced shahadat, when he visited the Battalion HQ of 18 Punjab for checking their signal equipment. Khatlani was full of spirits and excited at the prospects of the coming operation and told him with a lot of pride that since his company was the champion company of the Battalion, he would lead the unit attack in any contingency.
Faruk Khatlani's schoolmates from Cadet College Hasanabdal, Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi, Prof Naseem Khan (USA), Brig Karrar Ali Agha, Maj Gen Masud Barki and Lt Gen Masood Aslam still cherish his memories. There is always an air of excitement when ever Khatlanis name comes up in a discussion amongst old freinds. (Informatiom courtesy of Brig Karrar Agha)
3. Captain Nazar Hussain Shah of 83 Mortar Battery is beleived to have embraced shahadat on 9 April 1965 at Rann of Kutch. No comfirmation of his shahadat is available from official sources. However, his colleauges comfirm his shahadat on 9 April 1965 during the attack on Sardar Post. Apparently he was the Forward Observer of 83 Mortar during the attack launched by 8 FF and 18 Punjab (51 Brigade) on Sardar Post in Rann of Kutch and fell from enemy fire at Sardar Post.
