Major General Iftikhar Khan Janjua served as a brigadier during the Second Kashmir War. In April of 1965, Janjua rebuffed Indian encroachment upon Rann of Kutch, earning him the moniker “Hero of Rann of Kutch.” The victory also emboldened Pakistan to carry out offensives in Kashmir in September of the same year. He commanded the 23-d Infantry Division during the 1971 Indo Pakistan War. During this period, on December 9th, 1971, he was martyred in a helicopter crash in Kashmir. To date, Major General Iftikhar Khan Janjua remains the most senior Pakistani officer and only general to have been martyred in action. He was awarded Hilal-e-Jurat (Crescent of Courage), the second-highest military award, along with Sitara-e-Pakistan and Sitar-e-Quaid-e-Azam.