Nishan E Haider

Nishan-e-Haider is the Highest Military booty of Pakistan, made of gas metal, captured from the enemy in the previous wars, with a young ribbon and a star with five points is awarded to soldiers who Show great feats of fearlessness and courage in war or on active duty. It is a coincidence that all recipients of Nishan-e-Haider gave away the most valuable thing they had their lives in the service of the nation and in defending the frontiers of the motherland.So far 7 officers (including unrivalled from the Pakistan Air force) and three manpower have been awarded with this gallantry award. Here is a brief account of these men, who would be remembered for their feats of courage, bravery and selflessness. ? Major Shabir Sharif was born in 1943 in village Kunjah (Gujrat) and was commissioned in 1964 in the Frontier armament Regiment. During the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Major Shabir Sharif was awarded with Sitara-e-Jurrat (the third highest gallantry military award) for his courage and b ravery.In 971, Major Shabirs 6 FF Regiment, was ordered in December 1971 to capture high ground expert Sulemanki Headwork defended by more than a company of the Indian Assam Regiment support by a squadron of tank cars. Major Shabir and his men after crossing a minefield and massive obstacles and killing forty three soldiers and destroying four tanks, Major Sharif and his men held two enemy battalions at bay for days. However, on 6 december, the Indians attach a fierce attack supported by tanks.Assessing the situation to be critical and not taking any chances with the enemy, Major Shabir himself took over an anti-tank gun from his gunner and fired on the enemy tanks. While doing so, the enemy tank fired its main gun on Major Shabirs location, killing him in the afternoon of 6th December. Brave as he always was, he proved his mettle once again and was awarded with the coveted Nishan-e-Haider. Major Shabir is my dearie hero and i salute him for everything he did for my country Paki stan