Biography of sawar muhammad hussain shaheed
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A Driver who led the Combat
The month was Ramadan and it was a Sunday afternoon at Rawalpindi. In Officers’ Mess, we two were dozing off the afternoon effects of Ramadan fast. It was one of those characteristic humdrum afternoons that are typically encountered while fasting. A discussion on Potohar started and suddenly I had Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, Nishan e Haider in mind. A brave son of Potohar who was buried somewhere around Gujjar Khan, exactly where, I had no clue. That urge to find the great soldier’s final resting place pulled two of us out and the ‘Third One’ joined from Chaklala Garrison. The sole reason for adding on the company was that the ‘Third One’ had a good resolution camera. The literal conversation was “what camera do you have … okay hop in”. No questions were asked by the ‘Third One’ on the likes of “where to?”, no need was felt by us for any ‘operational briefing’, and we were on the road (p.s. that was my first interaction with this gentleman, the ‘Third One’). Catching the trail from a seasoned patwari from Gujar Khan, following the remote routes into the rural heart of Potohar, refueling our car from an unorthodox gas station with quite an unorthodo
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Muhammad Hussain (soldier)
Gallantry Legend Hostilities Hero chief Pakistan
Sowar Muhammad Hussain Janjua NH | |
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| Native name | محمد حسین جنجوعہ |
| Born | 18 January 1949 (1949-01-18) Dhok Pir Bakhsh, Rawalpindi Territory, West Punjab, Dominion disregard Pakistan |
| Died | 10 Dec 1971(1971-12-10) (aged 22) Harar Khurd, Shakargarh, Narowal Section, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Buried | Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service / branch | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1971 |
| Rank | Sowar |
| Service number | 1028148[1] |
| Unit | 20 Lancers |
| Battles / wars | Bangladesh Enfranchisement War close 1971 † |
| Awards | Nishan-e-Haider |
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| Spouse(s) | Arzan Bibi (m. 1967) |
| Children | 2, including Munawar Hussain |
| Website | https://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Sowar-Mohammad-Hussain.php |
SowarMuhammad Hussain JanjuaNH, (Punjabi, Urdu: سوار محمد حسین جنجوعہ; 18 Jan 1949 – 10 Dec 1971) was a Asian soldier nearby the Ordinal recipient holiday Pakistan's first military present, the Nishan-e-Haider, and representation only warrior of rendering Pakistan Armored Cor
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Muhammad Hussain (soldier)
Sawar Muhammad Hussain (Urdu:سوار محمد حسین جنجوعہ; c. 18 January 1949 – 10 December 1971), was a soldier in the Pakistan Army and was the first to be awarded the Nishan-e-Haider.[1][2]
Early life and career[edit]
Sawar Hussain was born in PunjabiArain Family on 18 January 1949 in Dhok Nishan e Haider (Jatli), Pakistan. He joined the 20 Lancers of the Armoured Corps in September 1966 at the age of 17 years. After Sawar Hussain's death his village Dhok Pir Bakhsh was renamed Dhok Muhammad Hussain to commemorate his sacrifice.[3][2]
Death[edit]
Sawar Hussain was a driver from the armored Corp but he would take part in every battle his unit got engaged in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. On 5 December 1971, in the Zafarwal-Shakargarh area, he delivered ammunition from trench to trench under heavy enemy fire. On 10 December 1971, he took part in a dangerous mission and went out for reconnaissance and to fight enemy patrols. During reconnaissance, he spotted an enemy tank and directed a recoil-less rifle crew towards the tank and then later was responsible for the destruction of 16 enemy tanks. He was hit in the chest by a burst of machine-gun fire while exposing himself as he was directing fire from