Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider)

Dinga City is proud to be the birth-place of a real Pakistani hero

Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed

Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed

Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider), He was born in 14th April 1938 in Dinga City, District of Gujrat – Punjab. He belonged to the famous family of east Punjab called Qazi. He was commissioned in 13th October of 1963 in Frontier Force Regiment.

Major Muhammad Akram and a company of the 4th FF Regiment which he commanded in the forward area of the Hilli district, in East Pakistan in 1971, came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armor attacks. But for an entire fortnight, despite enemy superiority in both numbers and fire power, he and his men, in near super human ability, repulsed every attack, inflicting heavy causalities on the enemy.

Major Muhammad Akram got Shahadat during this epic battle in 1971.
Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan’s highest military award.

Pakistan Post has released tickets in honor of these great national hero

Pakistan Postal Tickets

Pakistan Postal Tickets

Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider  نشان حیدر

Translated as “The Mark of Haider, where Haider is the name of Ali and means Lion”

It is the highest military award given by Pakistan. It is posthumously awarded to military personnel for extraordinary courage and valor beyond the call of duty in face of adversity in defense of the motherland.

There are only a very few parallels to the Nishan-e-Haider in other militaries in the world because being killed in the line of duty is a condition-precedent for the award of Nishan-e-Haider.

Its exclusivity may be gauged by the fact that in over 3 major wars and 1 major conflict fought by Pakistan, only 10 Nishan-e-Haider’s (and one equivalent) have been awarded.

11 thoughts on “Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider)

  1. Shaheed Major HD Manjarekar A Hindu warrior who are responsible for making him shaheed and emptied all his bullets from his BREN machine gun into him…He also itself receive 34 bullet in his chest from universal machine gun of Akram.. a frontal close,daring and very daring attack by Manjarekar to fortified bunkar of pakistan pill box and lost both lives one for memories of golden history of Gallant Braves Hindus and on other side a stiff resistence from brave pathan.

    I salute both of them.

    Jai HIND

    • Yes, the “Brave” Indian Mountain Division was kept engaged for an entire fortnight, despite their superiority in both numbers and fire power, Akram Shaheed and his men repulsed every attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.

    • i dont know about the Manjareker, but the second one u entitled stiff resistance was not pathan he was from awan family

  2. Dinga bhut khub surat city hai*
    dinga jnat ka tukra hai .
    Arslan shahzad from bhulasranwala and
    i love major mohammad akram shaheed

  3. AoA….Great hero Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed received martyrdom at Hili front on 5th Dec 1971 during Bangladesh War. He was laid to rest in Village Boalar graveyard near Hakimpur….Have you ever thought to bring the remains of the shaheed back to his home town to save from daily disrespect in the hostile territory.. regards, Mohammed Anwar City of Liverpool UK

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