Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar

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Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar was the first person to receive the Pakistani military award Sitara-e-Jurat. During the 1948 Kashmir War, Dogar skillfuly flew his unarmed Dakota C 47 plane away from 2 Indian fighters ordering him to land. His co-pilot was killed by ensuing aircraft fire but Dogar refused to surrender. He successfully delivered supplies to Pakistani troops on the ground. Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar is a hero of Pakistan.