Shaheed Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan NH | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 27 July 1948 | (aged 38)
Place of birth | Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi District, British India |
Place of death | Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Allegiance |
British India Pakistan |
Service/branch |
British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1929–1948 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 2/1st Punjab Regiment |
Battles/wars |
World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
Awards | Nishan-e-Haider |
Raja Muhammad Sarwar[1] (1910–27 July 1948) also Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan Bhatti[2][3] was a captain in the newly formed Pakistani Army. He was born to a Rajput family[2][3] in Singhori village, Tehsil Gujar Khan, District of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan as Muhammad Sarwar[4] He was commissioned in 1944 and assigned to the Punjab Regiment. In 1947, he volunteered to take part in the battalion organised by the Pakistani Army with the purpose of retaking the Kashmir. His regiment managed to outflank the disorganized Indian troops and forced them to retreat out of the regions which are now known as the Northern Areas in one of the battles of the First Kashmir War. During the Kashmir Operations, as Company Commander[citation needed] of the 2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, Captain Sarwar launched an attack causing heavy casualties against a strongly fortified enemy position located in the Uri Sector. His battalion was subject to under heavy machine gun, grenade, and mortar fire. On 27 July 1948, as he moved forward with six of his men to cut their way through a barbed wire barrier, he died when he was shot in the chest with heavy machine gun fire.
In recognition for his valor, Sarwar was postmumously awarded the Nishan-E-Haider, Pakistan's highest military decoration.[5][6]
In addition Sarwar Shaheed College was named after his honor.
Awards and decorations[]
Nishan-e-Haider (NH) |
See also[]
- Gujar Khan
- Nishan i Haider
- Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed
- Sarwar Shaheed College
External references[]
- ↑ Raja Muhammad Sarwar
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aye rahe-haq ke shaheedo". Unique Pakistan. http://news.uniquepakistan.com.pk/aye-rahe-haq-ke-shaheedo/. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan Bhatti (Nishan e Haider)". Pakistan 360 degrees. http://pakistan360degrees.com/captain-raja-muhammad-sarwar-khan-bhatti-nishan-e-haider/. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ↑ http://pakistanidefenceforum.com/index.php?...&view=findpost&p=434813
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.ouchh.com/Special/Nishan-e-Haider
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