Muhammad Akram

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Muhammad Akram (1938 – 1971, born in Dingha Village, District of Gujrat, Punjab, he belonged to Awan tribe Pakistan, Urdu: محمد اکرم) was a major of the Pakistan Army, commissioned in 1963 as part of the Frontier Force Regiment.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the 4th FF Regiment, which Akram commanded, were placed in the forward area of the Hilli district, in East Pakistan. The regiment came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armour attacks from the Indian Army. For an entire fortnight, despite enemy superiority in both numbers and fire power, Akram and his men repulsed every attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Akram died during this battle.

Akram was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award.

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

History

Operations and Battles

History
•Partition of India
•History of Pakistan
• Indo-Pakistani Wars
• War of 1947
• War of 1965
• Operation Searchlight
• Bangladesh Liberation War
• Mukti Bahini
• Research and Analysis Wing
• Mitro Bahini
• Operation Jackpot. Indian Army, Summer 1971
• Operation Jackpot. Bangladesh Navy, Autumn 1971

Battles of the 1971 War:
• Battle of Atgram Complex
• Battle of Garibpur
• Battle of Boyra
• Operation Chengiz Khan
• Battle of Longewala
• Battle of Hilli
• Meghna Heli Bridge
• Tangail Airdrop
• Battle of Basantar
• PNS Ghazi
• Operation Trident
• East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971
• INS Khukri
• more...

Political and military leaders
India	Indira Gandhi • Sam Manekshaw • K P Candeth • J S Aurora • Gopal Gurunath Bewoor • J.F.R. Jacob• Sagat Singh• M L Thapan• T N Raina• Sartaj Singh• N C Rawlley• K K Singh • Kuldip Singh Chandpuri •Kulwant Singh Pannu
Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Yahya Khan •A. A. K. Niazi • A. O. Mitha • Gul Hassan Khan • Rao Farman Ali • Sahabzada Yaqub Khan • Tikka Khan
Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Tajuddin Ahmed • Muhammad Mansur Ali • A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman • M. A. G. Osmani • Ziaur Rahman • Khaled Mosharraf
Valour
India	L/Nk Albert Ekka ^†• Fg Off N.J.S. Sekhon^†• 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal^†• Maj Hoshiar Singh
Pakistan	Major Muhammad Akram^†• Plt Off Rashid Minhas^†• Major Shabbir Sharif ^†• J/Swr Muhammad Hussain^†• L/Nk Muhammad Mahfuz^†
Bangladesh	Eng off Ruhul Amin^†• Flt Lt Matiur Rahman^†