Today marks the 52nd martyrdom anniversary of Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider (NH). He bravely defended a bridge from the Indian Army’s attack during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Born on April 28, 1943, in Kunjah, Gujrat District, he was commissioned into the Frontier Force Regiment on April 19, 1964. He embraced martyrdom on December 6, 1971, after destroying four enemy tanks and holding two Indian battalions at bay, killing 43 soldiers. Major Shabbir Shaheed’s courageous actions led to him being posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider.