Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed

Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed

was born on 25 October 1944 in Pind Mulka (Mahfuz Abad), a village of Rawalpindi district. You chose to join the Pakistan Army on 25 October 1962. During the 1971 war, Mohammad Mahfuz was posted in Wahg Atari sector. On the night of December 16, when the ceasefire was announced, the area of ​​Mil Kanjiri was under the control of Pakistan. After the declaration of ceasefire, Pakistani forces did not expect any attack. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the enemy attacked throughout the night between 17 and 18 December to release the captured area. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz's platoon number three in the Pakistan Army was the first to encounter an automatic weapon. Lance Naik Mohammad Mahfuz was fighting with great difficulty, at one stage when his machine gun was destroyed by the enemy's bullet hitting a nail, he lifted the machine gun of a martyred comrade and attacked the enemy. Meanwhile, a bullet hit his machine gun and the machine gun went off. Shaheen grabbed an Indian soldier by the throat, he was almost killed by another Indian soldier. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz was awarded the Haidar, the country's highest military honor, in recognition of his bravery. He is in charge of the position of Mahfuz Abad.