DUNYA NEWS (RAWALPINDI) – According to Dunya News, today (Saturday) is being marked as the 76th martyrdom anniversary of Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, the first person to receive the ultimate accolade, Nishan-e-Haider.
He was assigned to the Punjab Regiment’s Second Battalion as a Company Commander. The regiment led by him was successful in driving the Indian forces from several areas of Gilgit-Baltistan. But as his battalion advanced to seize a strongly fortified enemy position, it encountered fierce opposition from the enemy forces positioned in the Uri sector.