Story of Shujaat Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed Nishan Haider

 Story of Shujaat Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed Nishan Haider

Martyrdom Day of Captain Mohammad Sarwar Shaheed, the veteran hero of the Pakistan Army, who was martyred while cultivating the land of the motherland with his blood, putting his courage and bravery on the army of the eternal enemy India and who was awarded the Nishan Haider, the first and highest military honor of Pakistan. Martyrdom is celebrated on 27th July. Captain Mohammad Sarwar Shaheed was born on November 10, 1910, in a Rajput family of Singhori, a village in the Gujar Khan area of ​​Rawalpindi, his father Mr. Mohammad Hayat Khan was also a Havaldar in the army. Almost the entire family of Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed was religious and devout, so when he came to his senses, his father admitted him to the village mosque for initial religious education, where he learned the Holy Quran for some time. Got an education. Then when he was 6 years old, his father admitted him to Government Muslim High School, Tariqabad, District Lyallpur, Faisalabad, where he passed the primary with distinction marks, and then in 1925, from Tandlia Nawala Middle School. Passed middle and secured first position in 10th standard in 1927, at that time he was 17 years old. And then in 1929 he joined the Baloch Regiment as a soldier and left for Old Baloch Center Karachi to complete his first military course. Where he continued to perform his professional services for 2 years in the West Frontier Province. He became a Havaldar in 1941 and along with this he also completed the driving course. In 1942, he was selected for the Emergency Commission. After the training course, he left the "Indian Military Academy, Dera Doon" on 19th March 1944 as Second Lieutenant, and on 27th April 1944, he was promoted to Lieutenant. When the Second World War ended in 1945, Captain Sarwar Shaheed was assigned to the Punjab Regiment until 1946, and then in 1946, he was sent to the Second Punjab Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Captain, and after the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed joined the Pakistan Army. In 1948, when he was serving as a company commander in the second battalion of the Punjab Regiment. He was assigned to an operation in Kashmir. On July 27, 1948, they attacked an important enemy military position in the Uri sector. A large number of Mujahideen were martyred and injured in this attack, but Captain Muhammad Sarwar continued to advance. When they reached a distance of only 30 yards from the enemy, the enemy started firing on them with heavy machine gun grenades and mortar guns. In this attack, a large number of Mujahideen were martyred and injured. As the number of Mujahideen decreased, their enthusiasm increased. Then Captain Mohammad Sarwar took charge of an artillery gun himself and opened fire on the enemy. Now the enemy front was only 20 yards away. On this occasion, it was suddenly discovered that the enemy had secured their fronts with barbed wire. Captain Sarwar was not bothered at all by this unexpected situation and kept firing on the enemy. Meanwhile, I threw a grenade with my hand at such a precise target that the shells of one of the enemy's medium machine guns flew away, but in this attack, they were killed. The right arm was seriously injured but he continued to attack. He took charge of a brain gun whose jawan had been martyred, so without caring about his injuries, with the help of six comrades, he crossed the barbed wire and reached the enemy's front. Attacked, Capt Muhammad Sarwar went far away with a shower of bullets. After this sudden attack, the enemy turned their cannons towards Captain Sarwar. Thus, a bullet hit Captain Sarwar in his chest. Thus, this brave soldier was martyred on the front of Azad Kashmir on 27 July 1948 while protecting the motherland and showing extraordinary courage. done When the Mujahideen saw him being martyred, they attacked the enemy in such a vigorous manner that they were forced to leave the front and flee. It is also a strange coincidence that the day Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed was born was the day of Eid and the day he was martyred was the second day of Eid. In recognition of his excellent services, where he was awarded various honors, when 1956 when regular military and civil honors started in Pakistan, on October 27, 1959, it was decided to award him with Nishan Haider, the highest military honor of the government of Pakistan. Gaya also has the honor of getting the first Nishan Hyder. His widow Ms. Karam Jan received this honor on January 3, 1961, at the hands of President of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan. On the occasion of the martyrdom of Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, the story of eternal courage and bravery, the entire Pakistani nation salutes him.

Share: