Tufail Mohammad

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Tufail Muhammad
19147 August 1958

Major Tufail Muhammad, Nishan-e-Haider
Place of birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Place of death Lakshmipur area
Allegiance Pakistan Army
Years of service 1943 - 1958
Rank Major
Unit 16th Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars Battle in Lakshmipur area
Awards Nishan-e-Haider

Tufail Mohammad (19147 August 1958, born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab) was commissioned in the 16th Punjab Regiment in 1943. On 7 August 1958, Mohammad, a Company Commander in the East Pakistan Rifles, encircled an Indian post, which allegedly violated the internationally recognized boundary between the two countries, in the Lakshmipur area. Though mortally wounded in the hand-to-hand encounter that followed, Mohammed continued to lead his troops until the Indians were driven out, leaving four dead and three prisoners. He died the same day.

Mohammad was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award and is the only person to win the award for an action outside the Indo-Pakistan Wars.

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