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Lalak Jan Shaheed
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Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967-1999) (Urdu: لالک جان ) was born in Yasin, District Ghizer, in the Northern Areas, Pakistan. After school he joined the Pakistan Army, and reached the rank of Havaldar.
As a junior officer in the Northern Light Infantry, he fought against India in the Kargil War of 1999. He volunteered to be deployed on the front lines and drove back a number of attacks by the Indian army. On July 7 he sustained serious injuries as a result of heavy mortar shelling, but managed to defend his position and frustrate the attack before dying at his post.
The Indian Military were so impressed by his courage and valor that they personally conveyed a message to the Pakistan Military to award Jan Shaheed a medal for his actions. Pakistan awarded him the Nishan-i-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award. Since Pakistan's creation, only ten soldiers in all have received this honour, and he was the first person from the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and the first Ismaili, to receive it.
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