Pakistan

Kargil War heroes 'wrote history with their blood against all odds': COAS

General Qamar pays tribute to Captain Karnal Sher Khan, Havaldar Lalak Jan on their 21st martyrdom anniversary

NEWS DESK July 07, 2020

Captain Sher Khan and Havaldar Lalak Jan were two of the 10 recipients of the country’s highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider. PHOTO: ISPR/FILE

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid tribute to the Kargil War heroes Captain Karnal Sher Khan and Havaldar Lalak Jan, saying the martyrs "wrote history with their blood against all odds".

Glowing tribute to indomitable courage, devotion & exemplary leadership of Captain Karnal Sher Khan shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider & Havaldar Lalak Jan shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, the war heroes from Sawabi, KPK and Ghizer, GB, who wrote history with their blood against all odds. (1/2)
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) July 6, 2020

The 21st martyrdom anniversary of Captain Karnal Sher Khan and Havaldar Lalak Jan will be observed on Tuesday (today) at their native villages.

The wreath laying ceremony of Sher Khan and Lalak Jan will be held in Nawaz Killi, an area near Khyber-Paktunkhwa's Swabi district and in Ghizer, an area of Gilgit-Baltistan, respectively.

The ceremonies will be held to pay respects and homage to martyrs who rendered their lives defending and safegauridng the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

”There is nothing more honourable than laying one’s life for defence of the motherland. Nation is proud of its gallant sons for valour and unwavering allegiance to defend the country, regardless of the cost,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the COAS as saying.

...”There is nothing more honourable than laying one’s life for defence of the motherland. Nation is proud of its gallant sons for valour & unwavering allegiance to defend the country, regardless of the cost”. COAS (2/2)#OurMartyrsOurHeroes
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) July 6, 2020

Both the army officials embraced martyrdom at Gultari sector along Line of Control (LoC) in 1999 during the Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India.

Captain Sher Khan and Havaldar Lalak Jan were two of the 10 recipients of the country’s highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider.