| Ghulam Hussain Chaudry | |
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Lt. Col. Ghulam Hussain Chaudry, Hilal-i-Jurat |
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| Born | 1926 Laliani, British Punjab |
| Died | 3 December 1971 Kasur, Punjab |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/branch | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1946-1971 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service number | (PA - 4049) |
| Unit | 3 Punjab, Punjab Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Jurat |
Lieutenant Colonel Ghulam Hussain Chaudry or Ghulam Hussain Chaudry Shaheed, HJ, born in 1926, was a Pakistan Army officer who received Hilal-i-Jurat for his action in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy as part of the 6th PMA, barely 3 years after the formation of Pakistan as an independent state. He was awarded the second most honorable award in Pakistan, the Hilal-i-Jurat, which is awarded to officers for "acts of valor, courage or devotion to duty performed on land, at sea or in air." He was fatally wounded in the Pakistan/India war of 1971. The Pakistan/India border near Kasur, Pakistan is named in his honor.
G. H. Chaudry defended the Kasur border to his last breath; he was fatally wounded while holding up the Pakistani flag, when he was ambushed by soldiers from the Indian army. The outcome of this skirmish is unknown; however, this region still remains within Pakistani soil, and the border near where this skirmish took place is named in Chaudry's honor.