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Havildar

Lalak Jan

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Tomb of Lalak Jan, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Native name
حولدار لالک جان
Born1 April 1967 (1967-04)
Yasin Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan,
West Pakistan
Died7 July 1999(1999-07-07) (aged 32)
Buried
Hundur, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch
 Pakistan Army
Service years
1984–1999
Rank
 Havildar
Unit12 Northern Light Infantry
Conflicts
Kargil War † with India in 1999
Awards Nishan-e-Haider (Mark of the Lion) by the Government of Pakistan in 1999

Havaldar Lalak Jan NH (Urdu: حولدار لالک جان) (1 April 1967 – 7 July 1999) was a Pakistani non-commissioned officer and posthumous recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider (Mark of the Lion). Belonging to the Northern Light Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army, he was the 11th and most recent recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider and was awarded for his bravery and gallant actions during the Kargil War of 1999, where he was killed in action.[1]

Early life

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Lalak Jan was born on 1 April 1967[2] in Yasin, in the Gupis-Yasin District of Gilgit-Baltistan.[3] After completing his education, he joined the Pakistan Army on 10 December 1984 and eventually rose to the rank of Havaldar.[1][3]

Battle and death

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Lalak Jan enlisted in the Pakistan Army on 10 December 1984. Lalak Jan was serving in the Northern Light Infantry (NLI) when the Kargil War began in May 1999.[3][2] He volunteered for deployment on the front lines in May 1999.[3] Later that year, his post came under numerous attacks from the Indian Army, which he successfully repelled. He was killed on 7 July 1999 after succumbing to serious injuries from heavy shelling on his position by Indian forces.[2][1][4]

Burial

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The place where Lalak Jan was buried.

Lalak Jan was buried in his hometown, Hundur, in the Yasin Valley, Gupis-Yasin District, Gilgit-Baltistan. Each year, officials from the Government of Pakistan, Pakistan Armed Forces, and local residents visit his tomb to offer prayers and lay wreaths.[4]

Awards and decorations

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The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Nishan-e-Haider (Mark of the Lion), the country's highest honour for extraordinary gallantry in 1999.[1][5]

Nishan-e-Haider Award Recipient
Lalak Jan was the recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider award
Date1999
CountryIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented byMuhammad Rafiq Tarar

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Arshad, Ambreen (5 September 2015). "They rest in honoured glory". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Havildar Lalak Jan profile". Pakistan Army website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kargil war hero Lalak Jan being remembered". Samaa TV News website. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Martyrdom anniversary of Nishan-i-Haider Haveldar Lalak Jan being observed today". Dunya TV News. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ^ Hurmat Majid (6 September 2015). "Nishan-e-Haider: The mark of the lion". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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