Muhammad Mahfuz
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Muhammad Mahfuz 
Lance Naik Mahfuz ShaheedBorn October 25, 1944
Pind Malikan Rawalpindi, British India, present-day PakistanDied December 8, 1971 Allegiance 
PakistanService/branch 
Pakistan ArmyYears of service 1962–1971 Rank Lance Naik Unit 15 Punjab Regiment Battles/wars Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971Awards Nishan-e-Haider Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed was born in Jat family of Pind Malikan (now Mahfuzabad) in Rawalpindi District on October 25, 1944. Muhammad Mahfuz joined Pakistan Army on October 25, 1962 as an infantry soldier.
Incident leading to Martyrdom (Shahadat)
At the time of India-Pakistan War of 1971, Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz was serving in Company “A” of 15 Punjab Regiment deployed on the Wagah-Attari Sector. On the night of December 17–18, his company was assigned the task of occupying Phul Kanjri village located in the same sector. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz was assigned to Platoon No. 3, which was designated as the forward unit in the assault. Thus this Platoon had to face torrential volleys of enemy fire from concrete Pill boxes. When the entire Company “A” was about 70 yards from the Indian position, it was pinned down by an unceasing frontal and cross fire from automatic weapons. On top of that the enemy artillery also opened up its fire with the break of dawn. Mahfuz, whose machine-gun was destroyed by an enemy shell, charged towards the Indian defences. Muhammad Mahfuz advanced towards an enemy bunker whose automatic fire had inflicted heavy casualties. Even though wounded in both legs by shell splinters, when he reached the bunker he stood up and pounced on the enemy, in the encounter he was hit with a bayonet. Although unarmed, he got hold of the enemy and did another bayonet strangling with him. Due to serious injuries he died on the night of 17 December 1971.
His heroic feat led to the success of the Pakistani assault.
For his supreme courage, Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed was awarded Nishan-i-Haider, the highest Military award of Pakistan.
See also
External links
- http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/nishanehaider.asp
- http://www.geopakistani.com/index.php/Diamond-Members-Section/Drama-Section/Nishan-E-Haider-eXclusive-only-on-GeoPakistani.com.html
- http://www.tirmizivlog.com/2010/04/24/lance-naik-muhammad-mahfuz/ Detailed post with video tribute on Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfuz Shaheed.
Nishan-e-Haider recipients 1948-1970 Captain Muhammad Sarwar (1948) · Major Tufail Muhammad (1958) · Major Aziz Bhatti (1965)
1971 Major Muhammad Akram · Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas · Major Shabbir Sharif · Jawan Sawar Muhammad Hussain · Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz
1972 to date Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1999) · Havaldar Lalak Jan (1999)
Categories:- 1944 births
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- Nishan-e-Haider
- Pakistan Army personnel
- People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Pakistani military personnel killed in action
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