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This post has been a long time coming and is simply a tribute to the Pakistani army jawans and officers who have sacrified their all for Pakistan in fighting the vile sons of Satan that are the Taliban.

The jawans who have embraced martyrdom will never die and never be forgotten and nor will those who have been injured in this noble fight to protect the Quaid’s Pakistan. My words of praise are not enough, indeed no words are enough.

And so my tribute is presented by sharing with OP readers the martyrdom story of Major Abid and secondly sharing the words of  Mehvish Alavi, indeed her words are mine too and both are shown below:

Major Abid – A hero to his last breath!

Unfortunately the Pakistan Army has been the butt of public criticism during the last few years. People forget that the Pakistan Army and its valiant soldiers have always been injecting fresh blood in the national polity by their inimitable sacrifices, be it floods, earthquakes or war against the enemy.

The same spirit of sacrifice and valour is being exhibited in the ongoing operation against militants. The heroic story of Major Abid Majeed bears testimony to this reality. On the fateful morning of May 18, 2009, Major Abid Majeed’s brother Major Khalid was entrusted the task of recurring the area from Shalpalam to Jura whereas Major Abid Majeed’s company was responsible for securing the area from Jura to Nazarabad. Major Khalid’s company successfully secured the area followed by Major Abid Majeed.

Thereafter Major Abid Majeed’s company was ordered to more forward. Thirteen vehicles of the company moved to safety however the last vehicle came under heavy and precise firing, near a ‘nullah’ bend, by militants.

The driver of the vehicle embraced martyrdom there and then. No more movement was possible as the route was blocked. The forward troops tried to move back and rescue the trapped soldiers, however due to accurate and effective firing by militants the movement was not possible. It was then at 1645 hrs that Major Abid Majeed decided to move back himself. He took two soldiers, the first aid kit and a water bottle and ordered his company to engage the militants. In the rain of bullets, he rushed to the site, dragged the two bleeding soldiers Sepoy Tariq and Sepoy Nausherwan to a place of safety. He immediately poured water into their mouths and then started bandaging them to stop the flow of blood.

In the meantime, his shoulder got exposed and he was shot at. Not bothered by it, he kept himself engaged in the task of bandaging. The second bullet hit his ribs, but it too failed to prevent him from completing his task. Unmoved by the blood gushing out of his wounds, he dragged soldiers to a safer place. In the process, he was hit by three bullets and fell down.

While bleeding profusely, he took the wireless to talk to his brother Major Khalid (for the last time), who was 100 metres away. “Brother I have to pay so much to so and so, do not forget it. Take care of the mother and under no circumstances leave the job of eliminating the miscreants incomplete. I wish I could march onto Mingora and see it clear of the militants”. And then he succumbed to his injuries but he managed to save the lives of two soldiers.

Sepoy Tariq and Nowsharwan cannot control their tears at the mention of Major Abid Majeed’s name. The only words they utter are “Why Major Sahib why not us”.

Long Live Pakistan Army!

Long Live Pakistan!

Brigadier Syed Azmat Ali, Rawalpindi

Published in The News

And now Mehvish Alvi’s tribute to Pakistan’s brave army jawans:

Dying with Boots on

Death is indeed inevitable. Yet there are times a person is left shattered by the loss, even though it is known we all have to leave one day. Six months back I lost my father, my best friend, my superman. I ranted and I raved and I thought it was unfair of God to take my strength away. Time has passed but the pain has never lessened — I am just learning to live with it.

We live, we pray, we sit but who is there guarding us? It is indeed our brave soldiers who are fighting in hot sweltering heart deprived of basic necessities. We have lost so many brave sons in the fight against the Taliban. The Taliban slaughter and behead innocents and then mutilate their bodies. And they do all this in the name of Islam – so they say. Everyday we are losing brothers, fathers, husbands, cousins to these animals. I knew some of the soldiers personally, others I didn’t yet, for everyone martyred my heart bled. They are the true lions of our nation, the true sherdils who did not surrender.

Capt Salman Lodhi was martyred in the same Lal Masjid operation. He too always wanted to be a shaheed. So many others followed him, the same fearless way. Capt Waqas Zameer Shaheed from the 15 FF embraced shahadat during Operation Rah-e-Haq. He was martyred while saving his 15 troops in the combat. He saved them all but embraced martyrdom in the act and died with his boots on. We salute you. Capt Najam. Lieutenant Junaid and two other soldiers were martyred after being kept for weeks in the militants’ custody. Sadly the atrocities of the Taliban did not end there. They were all beheaded and mutilated before their bodies were sent to the army.

There are countless other soldiers we have lost to the Taliban. Countless families left incomplete and in mourning. It is indeed an awakening for all of us, a new beginning for Pakistan. We cannot let their supreme sacrifices made by all of these brave martyrs go to waste. They may have gone but each of them has left us a message, a message of freedom and sacrifice. We might never be able to repay their debt but the least we can do is recognise our unsung heroes and not let their blood go waste. We owe this to our martyrs, to their families and, most of all, our ancestors. We won’t let the Taliban take over our country no matter what we have to give up. This is our country and ours it shall remain.

And to the martyrs and their families: we as a nation can’t ever thank you enough for sacrificing yourselves for our better tomorrow. You gave the supreme sacrifice. You are still alive and shall be alive till eternity. We salute all of you. We can’t take the pain away from your families, your loved ones but we can share their pain. Out of the night that covers me / Black as the pit from pole to pole / I thank God / For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance / I have not winced nor cried aloud / Under the bludgeoning of chance / My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Mehvish Z Alvi

(Daughter of Maj-Gen Amir Faisal Alvi — a former chief of the SSG)

Islamabad

Published in The News

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