Muhammad Mahfuz

Shaheed
Shaheed Muhammad Mahfuz
NH
Born 25 October 1944
Pind Malkan, Rawalpindi District, British India
Died 17 December 1971(1971-12-17) (aged 27)
Wagha-Attari Sector
Buried Pind Malikan (now Mehfoozabad), Islamabad, Pakistan
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1962–1971
Rank Lance Naik
Unit 15 Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards Nishan-e-Haider

Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (born 25 October 1944) was a Pakistani soldier, who was awarded the Nishan-i-Haider, the highest military award of Pakistan, he was killed during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[1]

Early life

Muhammad Mahfuz was born in Pind Malikan (now renamed Mahfuzabad in his honour) in Rawalpindi district, Punjab. He joined the Pakistan Army on 25 October 1962 as an infantry soldier.[1]

Death

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, A company of the 15th Punjab Regiment was deployed in the Wagah-Attari sector along the Indian border. On 17 December 1971, his company was pinned down by enemy fire and his machine-gun was destroyed by an Indian shell. Even though he was wounded in his legs by shrapnel, he moved towards an enemy bunker from which fire had caused many Pakistani deaths. There he was strangling with one of the enemy soldiers when he killed by another with a bayonet.[2][1]

Awards and decorations

On 23 March 1972, Mahfooz was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, the highest gallantry award of Pakistan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Shaheed Foundation Pakistan". Shaheedfoundation.org. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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