Our Heroes - Pakistan Army

[ghazi52]

Colonel Arif Mehmood Shaheed, who belonged to Bhawan (Chakwal), was a brave, sincere and true Muslim officer. Great ranks of martyrdom by saving his three soldiers in the fast current of water during a rescue operation in Lake Hunza, Attabad on 19th May 2011. .

He was the commander of FWO and continued to be a shield for his team even in the most difficult circumstances.

His funeral prayer took place in Chakwal on 23rd May 2011, in which thousands of people including senior military and civil officers attended.

 

[ghazi52]

Brig Muhammad iqbal as Bde commander 25 Bde Comd ( Bahawalpur) . Gen Musharraf replaced him in 1986-7. This pic looks of different loc ( probably 12 Div).

 

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[ghazi52]

Tomorrow is Birthday of Maj Muhammad Awais Shaheed

Born on 22 Jan 1993
DOS: 26 Dec 2024

Happy Birthday Sir!!
Happy 2nd Birthday in Heavens!!
May you enjoy the company of Shuhda!

Pride of Nation

Pride of 130L/C ex 47Sigs/124W

 

[Yasser76]

This thread always breaks my heart. So much fine men sacrificed for us...

 

[ghazi52]

Today is Birthday of Maj Gulfam Hussain Shaheed
Born on 20Jan
DOS: 21 Mar 2015
Pride of Nation
Pride of 109L/C ex 35PR

Happiest Birthday Hero!!
Happiest Birthday in Jannah again!!
We Love you, wish we could see you again

 

[ghazi52]

No one knew that you were selling nothing but buying peace for his Nation
Maj Ali Salman Nasir Shaheed
112L/C ex 13L/CMI
Only Son
Born in Lahore, joined Pak Army (112 PMA Long Course) in Oct 2005 and was commissioned in 13 Lancers.

Voluntarily, joined Corps of Military Intelligence and was appointed as Officer Commanding 206 Survey Section at Timergara, Dir. Conducted many successful IBOs in Upper and Lower Dir.

On 9 Aug 17, raided a house with his team which was occupied by terrorists in Sheratkal. (linking village between Maidan and Sultan Khel Dara). In the process of apprehension of terrorists, one of the terrorist exploded his suicide jacket resulting in Shahadat of Maj Ali Salman, Maj Ali Salman was awarded Sitara-e-Basalat for his gallantry action in this raid.

An Unsung Son of this soil was tracking terrorists in the hills of MALAKAND. He got their exact location and made an entry into their hideout along with his team. He had confirmed reports that terrorists have suicide jackets.

On encountering the terrorists, Without a pause or second thought he rushed to the terrorist and held one of them. His other team members did same with other terrorists present in the compound.

Meanwhile another terrorist wearing suicide belt Blew himself up. And that was the END.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

14th shahadat anniversary of Lt Atta Ur Rehman Shaheed
Lt. Atta Ur Rehman was promoted to the rank of Captain in January 2012, but he embraced shahadat before his promotion.

He embraced shahadat while clearing a mosque he stepped over an IED, in Kurram Agency on 20 Jan 2012.

Pride of Nation
Pride of 119L/C ex 42PR

 

[Fatman17]

Recipient of HJ

 

[Blain2]

I wrote this post up on another thread and realizing it was not the most apt for that thread, wanted to share here as well to highlight the issues around the ethos in the military. Since the start of the recent political infighting, a magnifying glass has been put on the military which tries to paint all aspects of the military in a negative light. I had shared some of my own observations as anecdotal evidence pointing to the fact that professionalism and the military ethos that pushes individuals to look beyond themselves is still alive. Just repasting here as Goenitz had raised valid points.

I understand materialism has paved its way into every segment of society. However, it could have been dealt with much better if our top leadership and elite had followed austerity. Even our Mullahs drive 2000cc+ cars (no issue, but it doesn't suit them. They should set their own example).

Then our quality education, medical facilities, housing, clothing, weddings, etc all tied to wealth and money. This pushes servicemen (army, police, bureaucrats, patwari, etc) to seek illicit means.

It is good that your father raised you with halal earnings. In my entire interaction with the army (father's friends, uncle, seniors, aunts, in-laws), I have found all disciplined and honest (some of their brats were really spoiled). Though none were above Maj. Gen. My brother-in-law is a Maj Gen. He has some gold and 2 plots. His father still lives in a 4 marla house in his native city (doesn't want to move). My uncle's family settled abroad on their own merit (secured jobs). Aunts have daughters only, who got married and settled.

In the end, it is a bad omen that army discipline is being used in the wrong direction.
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I agree that some people have a negative impact on the discipline of the institution. However, where there are bad apples, the vast majority are conscientious. This is because the vast majority who join, do so out of a sense of adventure and a sense of duty/service to their nation. I am sure a fraction joins for other reasons and some of this fraction becomes "careerists" at all cost - which I differentiate from "professionals". Professionals do the hard talking and stand for their principles and take the hits to their careers, while the careerists mould themselves to the power levers to avoid any blemish to their careers and progression.

I heard about and saw some characters leaning on illicit means but to this day I think on the whole, the core of the military is comprised of lower middle/middle class, honest, hardworking people being guided by a military ethos which expects them to think above and beyond self.

I saw this in the way some of the officers ran their units. While I mentioned one example of a CO siphoning ration from the ORs, many others took earnest interest in the welfare of the men under their command. Small things, that carried a lot of meaning for the ORs like the situation where the unit was deployed in a very remote part of Balochistan and the CO got a truck to make a run to Karachi once a week to bring fresh vegetables and fruit for the unit as untenable as that was.
Another was the case of a CO getting permission for transporting the children of the ranks to schools in the larger city near by using army transport. These are minor things but endeared the CO to men under their charge and speak to the culture of looking after despite limited means and not just engaging in only those things that would help in career progression.

The one that left a lasting impression on me was when my nephew, a young Capt, was martyred (having been married for less than 6 months) leaving behind his parents and his young widow. The army built a home for them and with dignity, that is owed to the parents of one of their fallen, moved them in so at least they did not have to worry about their abode in the absence of a son who was going to look after them in old age. So these things go on in the army of today which tells me that the ethos of thinking beyond self is alive despite other issues.

 

[Fatman17]

 

[Blain2]

Maj Gen Tahir Qureshi was ex-SSG.

Gen Asif Nawaz was course-mates with my maternal uncle ~ 14 PMA LC (from which the former was sent to RMAS).

By the way, the division artillery commander was lovingly known as the "baba" in the old days by the gunners.

The amount of firepower available to the "Baba" (and his fellow babay ;-) is unlike any other within the army. When the Baba brings his firepower to a theater and employs it effectively, the scale and scope of it is so significant that it can change the outcomes of the battle.

 

[Fatman17]

Maj Gen Tahir Qureshi was ex-SSG.

Gen Asif Nawaz was course-mates with my maternal uncle ~ 14 PMA LC (from which the former was sent to RMAS).

By the way, the division artillery commander was lovingly known as the "baba" in the old days by the gunners.

The amount of firepower available to the "Baba" (and his fellow babay ;-) is unlike any other within the army. When the Baba brings his firepower to a theater and employs it effectively, the scale and scope of it is so significant that it can change the outcomes of the battle.

Gen Asif Nawaz then Capt was my father's adjutant in 7 Punjab regt. He's a original Sherdil from 5 Punjab regt like my father.